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The Telegraph believes that the drastic lockdown, large-scale testing, and extensive media have helped Vietnam defeat Covid-19 for the second time.
On July 24, Vietnam reported 99 consecutive days with no new cases of nCoV infection. The Telegraph commented that while the borders of all countries are closed and only a few special flights are operated, life in Vietnam is surprisingly normal for much of the world: domestic travel. The place was vibrant, the restaurants and bars were full of people, and the regulations were removed from society.
However, on the 100th, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health announced a new case of community infection in Da Nang city with the source of infection unknown, as all new cases in the previous three months were returned from abroad and placed quarantined immediately.
This outbreak spread rapidly and within a few weeks, hundreds of new cases were discovered in Da Nang, most of them concentrated in a cluster of hospitals. The number of Covid-19-related deaths in Vietnam also rose from 0 to 35. In the following days, new infections were discovered in 15 other provinces, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. .
Students graduating from high school take samples for testing at Nguyen Van Linh High School, Cam Le District, Da Nang, on the morning of August 31. Image: Nguyen Dong.
However, the British newspaper said that unlike in March, when Vietnam faced its first strong outbreak and embraced a social divide at the national level, this time the government decided to take a local approach. to avoid damage to the macroeconomy.
Da Nang was subjected to an unprecedented strict blockade, access to the city was suspended, most businesses closed. Bars, karaoke, and nightclubs were also closed in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, gatherings of more than 30 people were banned, and people were forced to wear masks in public. However, areas of everyday life are still allowed to develop normally.
Meanwhile, Covid-19 testing was conducted on a scale of tens of thousands of people with anyone returning from Da Nang before the lockdown began and all new patients were quarantined. Da Nang also conducts extensive testing. Tracing the contact was quick and thorough.
“These are tactics that the Vietnamese government implemented earlier this year and they have been effective. Another important method is wide-ranging communication, in which the Ministry of Health regularly sends messages to all parties.” Mobile phone subscribers to give health and safety recommendations, ”Anh wrote.
In late August, the Da Nang blockade, rigorous testing, and exposure monitoring reduced the infection rate. So far, Vietnam has gone 26 days without registering any community infection.
Residents of Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, Hai Duong City, took to the streets to celebrate the night of September 13, before the authorities lifted the medical check. Image: Anh You.
Operations to and from Da Nang resumed and business in other large cities returned to normal. Vietnam increased from 417 to 1077 cases from 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, of which 1,000 people have recovered.
The Ministry of Health warns that the risk of epidemics is always present when international routes are gradually opened, recommending that people raise their alert for the prevention of epidemics according to the 5K message: Masks – disinfection – distance – no collection – health declaration .
“The atmosphere of trust is returning to the streets. After successfully controlling the first outbreak in March and April, Vietnam can be proud of its second Covid-19 defeat,” the newspaper said. He said.
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