A quarantine site in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) – Competent authorities must continue
to prevent the , which is likely to worsen in the coming
months since many return home to welcome Tet holiday,
Deputy Minister of Health has said.
At a conference held in Da Nang city on November 30, Tuyen stressed that
Vietnam went through a streak of 89 days without any community transmission,
and all imported case were quarantine upon arrival.
The country has successfully put the pandemic under control, he said, adding
the nation is working on its dual tasks of containing the outbreak and
developing the socio-economy.
The COVID-19 has spread to 218 countries and territories, with more than 50
million infections and over 1.4 deaths. The World Health Organisation said the
pandemic will linger on to the end of 2021, and cause critical impact
worldwide.
The Ministry of Health has already issued directives on disease prevention and
control during winter-spring season, he said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and
Epidemiology Tran Nhu Duong described quarantine as an effective way for
Vietnam to prevent the spread of the novel virus.
All those having contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients or suspected patients
have been quarantined, and anyone with close contact with any F1 case isolated
from the community, he said.
Since fighting the pandemic is like fighting the enemy, it is necessary for all
sectors and people to join hands in the fight, Duong highlighted./.
Source: VietnamPlus
