Recovered patients discharged from a hospital on May 14 (VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Germany’sMarzahn-hellersdorf portal has run an article pointing to factors thatcontributed to Vietnam’s success in its battle against COVID-19, which include earlyaction, contact tracing, and communications.
Vietnam began preparations to cope with theoutbreak several weeks prior to recording its first case of infection, itwrote, even when China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared therewas no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission.
The article mentioned Vietnam’s effectivepreventive measures, such as strengthening medical monitoring at border gates,airports and seaports, cancelling all flights from and to China, and suspendingentry for all foreigners.
According to Guy Thwaites, a professor ofinfectious diseases and Director of the Oxford University Clinical ResearchUnit in Vietnam, Vietnam’s quick response is key to the country’s success incombating COVID-19.
Vietnam’s experience in coping with the outbreakof communicable diseases such as SARS in 2002 helped the Government and people bebetter prepared for COVID-19, he added.
Vietnam lifted its three-week social distancingmeasures in late April, the portal said, and no new infections have beenrecorded in the community for more than 40 days./.
Vietnam began preparations to cope with theoutbreak several weeks prior to recording its first case of infection, itwrote, even when China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared therewas no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission.
The article mentioned Vietnam’s effectivepreventive measures, such as strengthening medical monitoring at border gates,airports and seaports, cancelling all flights from and to China, and suspendingentry for all foreigners.
According to Guy Thwaites, a professor ofinfectious diseases and Director of the Oxford University Clinical ResearchUnit in Vietnam, Vietnam’s quick response is key to the country’s success incombating COVID-19.
Vietnam’s experience in coping with the outbreakof communicable diseases such as SARS in 2002 helped the Government and people bebetter prepared for COVID-19, he added.
Vietnam lifted its three-week social distancingmeasures in late April, the portal said, and no new infections have beenrecorded in the community for more than 40 days./.
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