Medical workers take care of a COVID-19 patient at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Foreignmedia have spoken highly of the Vietnamese Government’s response following newly-confirmedCOVID-19 cases in the community, voicing a belief that the country can bringthe situation under control.
An article in Bloomberg News on July 28 noted that the Vietnamese Governmenthas worked to contain a sudden flare-up in community infections, making face masksmandatory once again.
The same day, Japan’sNikkei newspaper reported that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has orderedtighter border and immigration controls in order to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The Diplomat magazine published an article that said Vietnam willlikely be able to bring this next wave of COVID-19 under control, thanks to itsexperience and improved readiness in terms of equipment.
“Vietnamhas a lot of experience in battling against pandemics, not only COVID-19,” the article said. Vietnamsuffered from the SARS outbreak in 2003, and was the first country to bring itunder control.
“The Vietnamese Government took measures early on to contain the spreadof COVID-19, and it has successfully controlled two previous waves, in Januaryand March, illustrated by its current low case count and zero deaths,” it said
Hence, the Government can be optimistic that with its previousexperience it can handle the next wave well, the article noted.
With stringent action, Da Nang may well beable to control the community transmission of COVID-19 and Vietnam will beable to handle this second wave.
The author went on to say that, importantly, this time Vietnam has moreadvanced equipment, as it has been fighting the pandemic for half a year.
“Vietnam’smedical equipment has improved, enabling it to implement more effective actionson a larger scale to counter the virus,” it added.
Due to the new cases in Da Nang, several provinces now require people,especially those who have come back from the central city, to use mobile apps such asNCOVI and Bluezone to update their health status regularly so that local administrations can closely monitor the pandemic situation and respond in a timelymanner.
The article quoted Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of theNational Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control, as saying that givenwhat it has done so far as well as what it is doing currently, Vietnam isexpected to be able to maintain the fight against the virus before a vaccine becomesavailable./.
With stringent action, Da Nang may well beable to control the community transmission of COVID-19 and Vietnam will beable to handle this second wave.
The author went on to say that, importantly, this time Vietnam has moreadvanced equipment, as it has been fighting the pandemic for half a year.
“Vietnam’smedical equipment has improved, enabling it to implement more effective actionson a larger scale to counter the virus,” it added.
Due to the new cases in Da Nang, several provinces now require people,especially those who have come back from the central city, to use mobile apps such asNCOVI and Bluezone to update their health status regularly so that local administrations can closely monitor the pandemic situation and respond in a timelymanner.
The article quoted Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of theNational Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control, as saying that givenwhat it has done so far as well as what it is doing currently, Vietnam isexpected to be able to maintain the fight against the virus before a vaccine becomesavailable./.
VNA
