Emulation movements prove effective in COVID-19 combat
In 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic is causing serious impacts on all countries around the world, Vietnam’s patriotic emulation movements on COVID-19 prevention and control have proved effective, contributing to putting the pandemic under control.
Disinfecting streets in Quang Nam's Hoi An ancient city (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – In 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic is causing seriousimpacts on all countries around the world, Vietnam’s patriotic emulationmovements on COVID-19 prevention and control have proved effective,contributing to putting the pandemic under control.
With the spirit of “fighting disease like fighting the enemy,”the whole Party, people and army have united and strived to overcomedifficulties and challenges towards a common goal of defeating the pandemic.
The Government and the Prime Minister directed the health,military and public security forces to stand firm on the front line and carryout disease prevention and control measures drastically and synchronously.
With its leading role, the Health Ministry launched aspecial emulation movement named “Health sector joins hands to fight COVID-19,”urging its staff to uphold patriotism and determination to win over thepandemic.
Together with medical workers, soldiers have worked hard tostop the disease from entering the country from outside, especially through airports,border gates, and border trails.
In July when the pandemic broke out in Da Nang city, nearly15,000 “community-based COVID-19 response teams” were set up in Da Nang, QuangNam, Quang Ngai and Quang Tri, helping supervise and disseminate measures on diseaseprevention and control to each household.
The “community-based COVID-19 response teams” model is aunique initiative of Vietnam, which is a vivid example of the country’s policyon people-based COVID-19 fight, said deputy head of the National Institute ofHygiene and Epidemiology Tran Nhu Duong.
The mass media have also stepped up communications byproviding public, accurate and timely information so as to create socialconsensus and improve public awareness of disease prevention and control.
Following Party General Secretary and State President NguyenPhu Trong’s appeal in March and the Government’s directions, ministries,sectors, localities and people nationwide have promoted emulation movements,and joined hands in the combat against the pandemic. Many Vietnamese peopleliving abroad and foreigners living in Vietnam have also joined the fight.
The “all people support the fight against COVID-19” movementhas mobilized a total of 2.1 trillion VND (91 million USD) in cash and kinds.
Thanks to high social consensus, Vietnam is among a fewcountries putting the pandemic under control with effective and low-costmethods.
Vietnam’s success in this fight has also received bigpraises from the international community./.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan asked the justice sector to better its emulation and commendation affairs to ensure that patriotic emulation is truly a motive for its staff to complete their assigned political missions.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also Chairman of the Central Emulation and Rewards Council, presided over a meeting in Hanoi on November 30 to look into the preparations for the 10th National Patriotic Emulation Congress.
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Disinfecting streets in Quang Nam's Hoi An ancient city (Source: VNA) 
