The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization said in May: "Vietnam relied on four relatively cost-effective solutions to combat the virus: strategic testing, contact tracing through apps and effective public communication campaigns. As well as these, it implemented a national lockdown." … [Read more...] about How Vietnam fought a pandemic and won
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Quang Ninh suspends public transportation following latest Covid-19 outbreaks
Chairing an urgent government meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Hai Duong and Quang Ninh to swiftly track down everyone who came into contact with the clusters and temporarily close their borders to prevent the virus from spreading. … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh suspends public transportation following latest Covid-19 outbreaks
PM convenes urgent meeting after 82 local Covid-19 cases confirmed
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that many health workers have been sent to Chi Linh District of Hai Duong Province to help their peers here. They have quickly taken samples of close contacts including F1, F2 and continued tracking back other contacts. All of the new patients were in direct contact with patients 1,552 and 1,553, both recorded on Thursday morning. Patient 1,552 is a 34-year-old Vietnamese woman working for Vietnam Poyun Electronics Company in Hai Duong Province. She had come into contact with a woman who left Vietnam for Japan before. … [Read more...] about PM convenes urgent meeting after 82 local Covid-19 cases confirmed
Hai Duong imposes social distancing, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions
So far, 237 people, who worked at Poyun and had come in close contact with the infected 34-year-old woman, have been quarantined. The entire Kim Dien Village has been put under lockdown, while other villages in Hung Dao have implemented social distancing. Checkpoint stations have been erected to control traffic in and out of Hung Dao, and a section of Poyun closed down. … [Read more...] about Hai Duong imposes social distancing, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions
Hai Duong imposes lockdown, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions
The Ministry of Health on Thursday morning identified 84 new local patients, with 72 linked to the woman working for Hai Duong’s Poyun firm and 10 to a 31-year-old man working at Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh and living in Hong Ha Ward of Ha Long Town. … [Read more...] about Hai Duong imposes lockdown, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions