At the event (Photo: VNA)Pretoria (VNA) – Vietnam is willing to share with South Africa
its research and production of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 test kit so that the
two nations could together overcome the pandemic that are plaguing 213 countries
around the globe, said a Vietnamese official at a virtual discussion which
gathered leaders and experts of the two nations’ military medical corps.
Speaking at the event, which
spotlighted experience, Colonel Nguyen Van Giang, deputy head
of the Ministry of Defence’s Military Medical Department, continued highlighting
Vietnam’s willingness to share its practical experience in prevention and
control.
He praised South Africa’s
efforts in the fight against the pandemic. He noted 600,000 of the country’s
700,000 COVID-19 patients have been recovered, saying the rate is encouraging.
Regarding Vietnam’s current situation, he informed that no community infections have been
detected in the past 43 consecutive days. Vietnam, however, stays vigilant as the pandemic
developments remain complicated worldwide, the official affirmed.
International researches and
exchanges on response measures should be carried out frequently, Giang
suggested.
Major General N.P Maphaha, Chief
Director of Military Health Force Preparation at the South African Military
Service, lauded the organisation of the online meeting, saying it is an
opportunity for top military medicine experts of the two nations to exchange knowledge
and expertise in combating COVID-19.
He spoke highly of Vietnam’s pandemic
response capacity, including the nation’s successful production of a test kit
that is highly evaluated by the international medical community.
Maphaha said
needs to learn from Vietnam’s production experience, as the country still has to
rely on imported test kits.
At the function, ese and South African
experts exchanged views on a range of issues, including those on the
deployment of the medical corps, testing
methods and procedures, methods for virus
sources tracing and quarantine, and the monitoring of recovered patients, among
others./.
Source: VietnamPlus
