Health workers of a hospital in Ninh Binh province present flowers to recovered COVID-19 patients (Source: VNA)Moscow (VNA) - Russian newspaper “Argument and Facts” ran an article onApril 30 explaining how Vietnam dealt with COVID-19 and suggested Russia apply itsexample in the fight against the pandemic.
The article emphasised that with a population of 96 million on an areaof just 331,700 square kilometres, Vietnam has recorded only 270 infections andzero fatalities.
Immediately after the first cases were reported in the country in lateJanuary, the Government quickly established a national steering committee forCOVID-19 prevention and control and all schools were closed.
Advanced equipment, including ventilators, were provided to hospitals asquickly as possible, the best doctors were mobilised, and the number ofhospital beds increased, it said.
Tourists from disease-hit areas were quarantined, while everyone had towear a face mask when going out. Law enforcement agencies traced those who hadpossible contact with infected patients.
Vietnam also suspended international flights and restricted internal travelby temporarily suspending inter-provincial buses, the article noted.
It added that the quarantine period increased from 14 days to 20 days andeven 40 days in some cases. The country applied social distancing measures afterrecording 60 infections on March 16.
Police also arrested 150 people for spreading fake news relating to COVID-19on the internet.
The rapid response and drastic measures helped slow down the spread ofthe coronavirus in Vietnam, the newspaper wrote.
It can be said, it went on, that Vietnam “strangled” COVID-19 right fromits inception. The country has recorded no new cases for many days and loosenedsocial distancing measures on April 23./.
VNA
