International organisations hail Vietnam’s fight against COVID-19

At the working session (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The World Health
Organisation (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(USCDC) spoke highly of Vietnam’s performance in preventing and combating the
acute respiratory disease caused by (COVID-19) at a working session
with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam in Hanoi on February 28.

Chief representative of the WHO in Vietnam
Kidong Park said the control of COVID-19 around the globe is encountering an
array of difficulties.

He asked Vietnam to share experience in
implementing quarantine, prevention, and treatment of the epidemic with the
international community.

Chief representative of the WHO in Vietnam Kidong Park (Photo: VNA)

The WHO highly appreciated the Vietnamese
Government’s efforts and measures, especially in building scenarios to cope
with the epidemic in any circumstances.

Meanwhile, Mathew Moore from the USCDC, hailed
the Vietnamese Government’s quick, firm and effective actions against
COVID-19. 

With the engagement of authorities from central
to local levels, Vietnam has recorded only 16 infection cases so far and all
have been cured. This showed Vietnam’s efforts and efficiency, contributing to
the global fight against the epidemic, he said.

He asked Vietnam to continue sharing information
and experience with the international community, including its
genome.

The US will continue to work closely with
Vietnamese agencies in responding to epidemics, he said.

Mathew Moore from the USCDC (Photo: VNA)

For his part, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam
said Vietnam has worked out measures and learned from experience to make
appropriate adjustments during the process of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic.

As the epidemic is entering a new period,
Vietnam is planning new measures and hopes to get advices from the WHO and the
USCDC, he said.

He also shared Vietnam’s experience in
mobilising and arranging forces to fight against the epidemic.

With the spirit of “always ready to cope with
the worst scenario”, Vietnam hopes the WHO and the USCDC will continue accompanying
the country in the fight against the epidemic, he said./.