(Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – COVID-19 has been brought under
good control nationwide, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.
Speaking at a meeting between the permanent cabinet members and the standing members of the National
Steering Committee for Prevention and Control on February 24, the
minister said localities around the country have performed well in implementing
prevention and control measures.
As of the morning of February 24, Vietnam had 2,403
COVID-19 infections, with 1,760 recoveries. Ten localities hit by the latest outbreak
have now gone many days without new cases, he noted.
In , the pandemic is now under sound control
with faster testing and contact tracing.
He said that SARS-CoV-2 variants found in cases in
Vietnam include the 20C variant, which was contracted by a found
dead in Hanoi earlier this month and another recent case in the capital. This
variant is mostly found in the Republic of Korea, India, and Taiwan (China),
but not Japan. Its infection speed is not high, while its strength is yet to be
determined.
The SARS-CoV-2 variant found in Hai Duong originated from the
UK and South Africa, while that in Quang Ninh was also detected in the
UK.
The minister asked localities to continue applying
preventive measures against the pandemic in line with the Prime Minister’s
Directive No 05, while paying greater attention to supervising medical
facilities and patients exhibiting fevers and coughs as well as foreign experts
and people entering the country from abroad./.
Source: VietnamPlus
