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An expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently commented on the low incidence of COVID-19 in Vietnam and said “there is no indication that these are the wrong numbers.”
In a recent conference call, when asked about the reason for the low number of people infected in Vietnam, does it have to do with testing, tracing the source of infection, and prevention earlier this month? It is good because Vietnam has experience in treating SARS and H1N1 and if there are doubts about the numbers as with China, said Dr. Barbara Marston, head of the International Working Group on COVID-19 under the CDC. , replying that she “does not believe that anyone really understands why.”
She added: “There are many different factors that lead to that. Some of this could be ecological, but obviously it is related to the quality of the reaction and I think Vietnam has reacted very strongly. “
Meanwhile, a colleague of Marston’s doctor, Dr. John MacArthur, CDC’s National Director for Thailand, said he had learned from the CDC medical security team about the low number of infected people in Vietnam. and it is said that Vietnam “has an early political commitment at the highest level and that political commitment goes from the central to the local level, with a comprehensive approach, not only from the Ministry of Health.”
“They are also open to receiving input from technical advisers from CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as experts from other organizations, and consider it useful.” Dr. MacArthur said, adding that Vietnam “develops guidelines [phòng dịch] based on the recommendations of the CDC and the WHO, transforming the global guidelines to adapt to the specific situation in Vietnam and based on data ”.
He went on to say that because the CDC “has strong relationships with the governments in which the Center is present, they can work in the Ministry of Health.”
“And through the conversations I have with the team in Vietnam, they have no indication that these are incorrect numbers at this time,” said Dr. MacArthur.
As of May 3, Vietnam had registered 271 more cases and the government said no deaths were reported. On social media, there are also questions about statistics for Vietnam, the neighbor to northern China, the country that started the Corona virus, with almost 83,000 infections and almost 4,700 deaths in the country. green
Meanwhile, in the USA. According to Reuters statistics, the number of infections in the USA. USA It is nearly 1.2 million and nearly 65,000 die.
Dr. MacArthur said that “the public health system in Vietnam is very strong” and that “the highest-level government takes a holistic and comprehensive approach” that has led to “successes in Vietnam”. in the battle to prevent the Corona virus.
Regarding the Vietnam-United States relationship, he said the two countries this year “the 25th anniversary of the normalization of relations and health are a very important part of ongoing bilateral activity.”
“The relationship between the United States government and Vietnam is strong. The medical relationship is also strong, “said Dr. MacArthur.
According to the US Department of State. As of April 16, the United States has provided nearly $ 4.5 million in medical assistance to “help the government.” [Việt Nam] laboratory system readiness, event-based surveillance activation and case finding, technical expert support in risk preparedness and response, risk communication, infection prevention and control, and other activities. “Recently, the US also announced which will provide Vietnam with another $ 5 million, bringing the total support to $ 9.5 million.
The multi-million dollar support for Vietnam is nearly $ 508 million that the United States is committed to helping countries on all continents deal with viruses originating in Wuhan, China.
On the same day that the United States government announced aid on April 16, the Vietnamese government declared “supporting the United States with 200,000 antibacterial masks made in Vietnam” and “donating 50,000 medical masks to the Interior Ministry.” White “.
