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Vietnamese, Russian military medicine forces share COVID-19 prevention experience

The military medicine forces of Vietnam and Russia joined a video conference on June 9 to share experience in COVID-19 prevention and control.
Vietnamese, Russian military medicine forces share COVID-19 prevention experience ảnh 1Military medicine experts of Vietnam and Russia join video conference to share experience in COVID-19 prevention and control (Source: qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The military medicine forces of Vietnam and Russiajoined a video conference on June 9 to share experience in COVID-19 preventionand control.

Major General NguyenXuan Kien, Head of the Military Medical Department at the General Department ofLogistics, told Russian officers that Vietnam has gone through more than 50days without community transmission.

However, the countrycannot declare free of the disease as it still reports imported cases and thesituation in the world remains complicated with high risks of new outbreaks.

Therefore, studyingand sharing disease prevention and control experience, especially in theprevention of cross infection or infection from concentrated quarantinefacilities to the community, is essential.

This was the secondtime the military medicine forces of Vietnam and Russia had held ateleconference on cooperation in disease prevention and control. The move is inline with Vietnam’s policy of intensifying international cooperation in thisfield, thus contributing to consolidating the Vietnam-Russia comprehensivestrategic partnership./.
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