Ministry issues two scenarios for COVID-19 pandemic
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued two scenarios for the COVID-19 pandemic based on the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s studies and scientific grounds.
High school students get vaccinated against COVID-19. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministryof Health (MoH) has issued two scenarios for the COVID-19 pandemic based on theWorld Health Organisation (WHO)’s studies and scientific grounds.
Phan Trong Lan, Director ofthe MoH’s General Department of Preventive Medicine, said the first scenario isthat the virulence of the Omicron variant will gradually ease while theimmunity obtained thanks to COVID-19 vaccination and infections will help bringdown the numbers of new and severe cases, as well as fatalities.
In that case, Vietnam willshift to the new normal, which means COVID-19 will become an endemic disease,he noted, adding that if every people is aware of their risks and adoptsanti-pandemic measures well, the life will be back to normal, and focus will beput on the elderly and those with comorbidities.
In the second scenario, newvariants of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 will continually appear and many reducethe effectiveness of vaccines, spread more quickly, and raise the risk of severity.
If that is the case, urgentanti-pandemic measures will be taken like what were done in the past, Lan wenton.
Vietnam now has many “weapons”like vaccines, drugs, treatment experience, and anti-pandemic measures against the pandemic. However,it is necessary to further stay updated with new medications and especiallyvaccine technology, according to the official.
The MoH said COVID-19 hasbeen basically brought under control nationwide.
So far, the country hasrecorded more than 10 million infections, including 42,878 deaths - equivalent to0.4 percent of the total.
The ratio of fatality to morbidity has fallen sharply over the last 30 days, from 0.13 percent to 0.03 percent.
Given the decreased severecases and deaths, the expanded vaccination coverage, and the continuous drop innew infections worldwide, WHO perceived that COVID-19 will not disappearcompletely but may soon become an endemic disease./.
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
High school students get vaccinated against COVID-19. (Photo: VNA) 
