COVID-19 patients in Da Nang are given the all-clear. (Photo: VNA)In a post in The Print, an Indian online newspaper, he described localrestrictions and rapid testing and tracing as some of the key measures adoptedin Vietnam in response to the outbreak.
He stressed that Vietnam’s experience in prevention can be replicated in low-incomecountries facing pressure in acquiring sufficient doses of vaccine.
Vaccines are, however, what will be needed to ensure all economies return tonormal, he added.
Meanwhile, Radio France Internationale (RFI), a French public radio service, saidthat Vietnam is one of only a few Asian countries to effectively control thepandemic.
The country has considerable experience in disease prevention, RFI quoted Dr TruongHuu Khanh, head of the infectious and neurological diseases department at theChildren’s Hospital No 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, as saying.
Vietnam closed its border to China right after COVID-19 was detected in itsnorthern neighbour. One of the most important factors, according to Khanh, isthat the country has maintained strict management over arrivals from overseas.
Tracing the close contacts of COVID-19 patients contributed greatly to its success,with very few cases of community transmission being recorded. Most infectionsin the country are imported.
As the pandemic was brought under control quickly and social distancing measureswere only in place for three months, Vietnam’s economy escaped recession in2020 and was one of the few to post growth, at 2.9 percent, RFI said./.
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