Mr. Phu, senior advisor to the Vietnam Public Health Emergency Response Center and former Director of Preventive Medicine, said on the morning of February 1 that the past five days have recorded a large number of community infections.
`The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control is very drastic, got involved early; the Ministry of Health also got involved, did the right thing, and won,` Mr. Phu commented.
He also said that Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam gave a 10-day deadline to handle the two outbreaks `and did it`.
Doctors and nurses working at Field Hospital No. 2, Hai Duong.
What are the conditions to conclude that an outbreak has been controlled?
`An epidemic cluster is called controllable when the number of new cases gradually decreases and all F1 are quarantined to avoid the risk of spreading infection to the community,` said Dr. Khanh.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, former Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, commented that the level of this epidemic is much more complicated than previous epidemics.
In addition, the mutation has a shortened transmission cycle, so the spread rate will be faster.
Therefore, according to Mr. Nga, the authorities need to trace more broadly and review contacts that are increasing exponentially to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak.
With only 10 days left until the Lunar New Year, some people may not declare their health status to avoid having to quarantine during Tet.
Mr. Phu warned that the risk of epidemic is still very high even though Vietnam has localized and controlled the outbreak.
