Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The health sector must always be prepared to
fight the pandemic as many forecasts said the pandemic could last
until the end of next year, said on
October 13.
At an online
conference on COVID-19 prevention with localities
nationwide, the acting minister said even when Vietnam has recorded no
community transmission of the coronavirus for 41 straight days, the risk of the
disease entering the country always remains high.
“Now is an important time for us to put in place necessary measures to
fight the pandemic in winter,” he said, urging all localities to review their
anti-pandemic scenarios.
Long again stressed the five principles in fighting COVID-19, which are preventing
infection, detecting infected cases, quarantining suspected and confirmed
infection cases, treating COVID-19 cases, and isolating and stamping out outbreaks. He added that the most
important thing now is to prevent the epidemic from entering Vietnam, and next
is to detect infections, especially in the context of Vietnam still receiving
and repatriating citizens from abroad.
At the conference, experts shared experiences and lessons drawn from the
fight against COVID-19. Participants also heard reports on the developments of
the pandemic and the monitoring process for arrivals from abroad./.
Source: VietnamPlus
