The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Heath and Human Services praise the Vietnamese Government’s efforts in the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. (Illustrative photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) onFebruary 27 decided to remove Vietnam from the list of destinations vulnerableto community transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
Thedecision was made during a teleconference between the Vietnamese Embassy in theUS and the US Department of State, Department of Health and Human Services(HHS), and the CDC.
Representativesof the CDC and the HHS praised the Vietnamese Government’s efforts in the fightagainst the acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, saying monitoring,quarantine and treatment have been carried out comprehensively in the country.
TheCDC said it plans to dispatch a delegation to Vietnam in the second half ofMarch in order to enhance medical cooperation between the two countries andaccelerate the establishment of a CDC office in the Southeast Asian nation.
TheHHS also affirmed its willingness to consider helping Vietnam with more equipmentin service of the epidemic combat.
Regardingregional collaboration, the US side expressed its wish to step up cooperationwith the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in epidemic control,which is also expected to be tabled for discussion at the ASEAN-US Summitslated for March 14 in Las Vegas.
Overthe past time, apart from authorities, many US firms have also shown theirinterest in promoting medical collaboration with Vietnam.
Accordingto the US-ASEAN Business Council, among a delegation of more than 40 USenterprises to visit Vietnam from March 3-6, there are about 20 specialising inhealth care and pharmaceutical products./.
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