Hanoi (VNA) – The health sector must always be prepared tofight the COVID-19 pandemic as many forecasts said the pandemic could lastuntil the end of next year, acting Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said onOctober 13.
At an onlineconference on COVID-19 prevention with localitiesnationwide, the acting minister said even when Vietnam has recorded nocommunity transmission of the coronavirus for 41 straight days, the risk of thedisease entering the country always remains high.
“Now is an important time for us to put in place necessary measures tofight the pandemic in winter,” he said, urging all localities to review theiranti-pandemic scenarios.
Long again stressed the five principles in fighting COVID-19, which are preventinginfection, detecting infected cases, quarantining suspected and confirmedinfection cases, treating COVID-19 cases, and isolating and stamping out outbreaks. He added that the mostimportant thing now is to prevent the epidemic from entering Vietnam, and nextis to detect infections, especially in the context of Vietnam still receivingforeign experts and repatriating citizens from abroad.
At the conference, experts shared experiences and lessons drawn from thefight against COVID-19. Participants also heard reports on the developments ofthe pandemic and the monitoring process for arrivals from abroad./.
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