Deputy PM orders strict implementation of COVID-19 prevention measures
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has reiterated the need to strictly follow current COVID-19 prevention and control measures, especially given the scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines around the world.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at the meeting with the press on May 11 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has reiterated the needto strictly follow current COVID-19 prevention and control measures, especiallygiven the scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines around the world.
At a meeting with the press on May 11, Dam said that Vietnam has spared noeffort to quickly gain access to vaccine sources for mass inoculation, but dueto a global shortfall the Ministry of Health will only be able to import asmall number of doses by the end of the year, making it impossible for thecountry to reach herd immunity.
Vietnam has been among the best countries in combating COVID-19, he said,adding that it ranks 214th out of 220 countries and territories in terms of thenumber of confirmed cases per 1 million people.
Hand sanitizer is among measures against COVID-19. (Photo: VNA)
“This is a vivid illustration of the country’s sound strategies in respondingto the pandemic,” he underlined.
Many countries have recognised Vietnam’s success in carrying out its “dualtasks” of pandemic prevention and economic development, he said.
There has been no need to impose social distancing measures at this stage, he said.
He also asked border localities to strongly control illegal entries and exits andurged people strictly follow current COVID-19 prevention and control measures/.
Vietnam confirmed 28 new COVID-19 infections, all detected in locked down areas in the north, over the last 12 hours to 6:00am on May 11, taking the national tally to 3,489, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health recorded additional 18 COVID-19 cases in the last six hours to 12:00 on May 11, of which 16 were recorded in locked-down areas, and two were imported cases.
The Da Nang Centre for Disease Control on May 11 conducted COVID-19 testing for more than 2,000 people working at the Da Nang International Airport as part of the central city's efforts to screen high-risk groups.
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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at the meeting with the press on May 11 (Photo: VNA) 
Hand sanitizer is among measures against COVID-19. (Photo: VNA) 
