An elderly man in Hanoi is vaccinated against at home. Vaccination coverage is one of the criteria for the assessment of pandemic risk levels. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the
to promptly review and amend guidelines
on COVID-19 risk level assessment criteria.
The ministry
has also been urged to provide specific instruction on the usage of COVID-19
drugs, including anti-viral treatment.
The current
criteria pandemic risk levels are: new confirmed cases in the community over
time (Criteria 1); (Criteria 2); and treatment
capacity of medical and treatment establishments (Criteria 3). In case the
locality fails to satisfy Criteria 3, the shall remain
the same.
Localities
are responsible for evaluating disease risk levels of every district and
commune. Current levels are posted at .
However, the
criteria on new community cases among 100,000 residents per week has become
inefficient, according to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son. Instead,
Vietnam has shifted focus towards the number of critically ill patients,
hospital admissions, fatalities and local treatment capacity to evaluate
pandemic risks.
Thanks to
high vaccination coverage rates and the effective control of the spread of COVID-19,
the daily count of new infections no longer plays an important role.
It has been
suggested that medical sectors and localities categorise critically ill
patients and fatalities under different criteria, such as vaccinated, not
vaccinated, chronically ill, or late hospitalisation./.
Source: VietnamPlus
