Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has succeeded in preventingthe COVID-19 outbreak from spreading further, clearly showing that itsmanagement system works very well, said Prof Vladimir Kolotov, General Director ofthe Ho Chi Minh Institute of the Saint Petersburg State University in Russia.
Vietnam has used its limited resources to solve specificissues, he said, and the country has made all efforts to minimise the risk ofimporting new cases and transmitting the coronavirus among people.
Developed long ago during the country’s past struggle forindependence, this management system has once again used people power to fightthe pandemic, the Russian professor continued. The system has been modernisedand innovated with the use of information technology and the internet, headded.
The most important attributes are the great unity of thenation, public discipline and high awareness of the situation, he said. Thegovernment has provided people with medical supplies for the COVID-19 fightwhile the people have rigorously complied with the government’s instructions.
He emphasised that Vietnam has created an explicit andtransparent system to contain the spread of the disease and detect new infectionsearly, which has received massive support from the public.
Adam McCarty, an economist at Mekong Economics, said Vietnamhas handled the issue very wisely.
Fred Burke, managing partner of the HCM City-based law firmBaker Mckenzie, said Vietnam had coped with SARS, avian influenza and differentfinancial crises before, so it knew it must act fast and thoroughly to keepCOVID-19 under control. The country is in a good position to quickly recover,he said./.
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