Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)According to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son,who will accompany the experts, the group’s mission is to support in testing,treatment, building of treatment hospitals, and training for use ofVietnamese-funded medical equipment.
At the meeting, Nguyen Minh Chau, deputy head of theministry’s international cooperation department, said the experts from ninemedical facilities nationwide are scheduled to be in Laos between 15 and 17days, which could be shortened or prolonged based on real-life situations.Expenses of their working trip are sourced from the State budget.
Per information from the Lao side, the Vietnamese delegationwill be tested for COVID-19 at the airport, and they then will begin theirmission immediately without quarantine.
Minister Long said the group will give guidance and directlyjoin their Lao peers in COVID-19 prevention and control there. The guidance oughtto cover all prevention work like contact tracing, quarantine, lockdown, andsocial distancing, he noted.
He underscored Laos needs to be assisted most in treatmentwork, including the building of hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients.
Long said the Vietnamese experts will help treating severepatients and guiding Lao doctors and nurses on treatment methods.
Laos also demands Vietnam’s assistance in the establishmentof its testing system for a large-scale implementation, the minister said,recommending the experts share their experiences in sample collection as wellas waste and environment management in quarantine sites.
He told the group to ask for increasing connection withVietnam’s treatment system when they reach Laos’ remote areas. The ministry hasasked the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group to support internetconnection between Vietnam and Laos./.
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