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A young man in the northern province of Phu Tho is calling for support as his mother is facing cervical cancer, while his family is too poor to cover the treatment fees. Ha Quang Duy, 19, from Cam Khe District’s Dieu Luong Commune is taking care of his mother Nguyen Thi Dung, 55, who is suffering cervical cancer. Since Tet Holiday, Dung’s condition has worsened, but her family is now in debt, so she has to stay at home. Dung and her son Dung’s disease was detected in October last year when it had serious complications. Since then, she has already undergone surgery and six radiography treatments. "My mother is living in great pain these days, but I don’t know what to do to help her, instead of giving her pain killers,” Duy said in tears. According to Duy, his father died of liver cancer when he was just three years old. His two sisters are married, leaving him to be the family breadwinner who will have to repay the debt. Duy said that before being ill, his mother had to do different kinds of jobs to support the family. Ha Van Lam, chairman of Dieu Luong Commune People’s Committee, said Dung’s family faces great difficulties. He hoped that donors could assist them. If you can help please donate through: 1. Code 4029 : Ha Quang Duy 2. Dantri/DTiNews 3. Dantri/DTiNews' representative offices …

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Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have taken prompt and assertive measures to contain the risk of COVID-19 spread from two border jumpers recently. On the afternoon of February 23, two Vietnamese women left Phnom Penh and entered Vietnamese illegally via an illicit racket's service. By 9:00 pm the same day, they had made it to Sa Rai Town, located in Tan Hong District, Dong Thap, and stayed at a local hotel. The two border jumpers were unaware they had been detected by local residents, who later reported the case to police’s quick response team. Officers arrived at the hotel within the next hour, but only one of the two women was at the venue. She was brought to a collective quarantine facility and was confirmed as the country’s COVID-19 patient No. 2,424 on February 26. Meanwhile, the other woman had already got on a long-haul coach to travel to Ho Chi Minh City. The coach operator was quickly informed of the case, and the driver was directed to turn the vehicle around. She was then taken to a centralized quarantine center and had her samples collected for COVID-19 testing. Her test result came back negative for the novel coronavirus. A quick response team for COVID-19 prevention and control holds a meeting in Dong Thap Province, Vietnam. Photo: Thai Thuan / Tuoi Tre “Thanks to the rapid response, the two women had not been able to travel to other places, while the number of their direct contacts was limited," said Doan Tan Buu, vice-chairman of the Dong Thap People’s Committee, who is also deputy head of the provincial steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. "The risk of the virus spread was therefore minimized.” The province has established many quick response teams consisting of police officers and health workers to fight against the pandemic. Aside from the effort of these quick response teams, which work around the clock, local residents also play a very important role in rapidly …

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>>> The health sector reforms strongly and comprehensively to better serve the people >>> Third wave of coronavirus in Vietnam likely to end by late March From the first cases of COVID-19 infections being detected, under the direction of the Party, the Government and the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, the health sector has actively coordinated with the relevant ministries, agencies and localities in carrying out drastic, vigorous, prompt and effective epidemic prevention and control measures. The sector has proactively advised and built fully and in detail documents and professional instructions, while always preparing adequate human resources, equipment, drugs, materials and chemicals to ensure the work is effective. Outbreaks were quickly zoned and handled in a timely manner, leading to the number of infections totalling a very small number compared to the population size. The health sector perseveres with its policy of isolating close contacts and taking samples from them to immediately remove pathogens from the community and prevent the spread of infection. Vietnam's quarantine mechanism is designed in detail to ensure that all infected, suspected infected and close contacts are isolated. In addition to requiring everyone to be centrally isolated for at least 14 days upon entry into the country, from the very beginning, the four-ring quarantine mechanism has been implemented, helping cut off and effectively prevent outbreaks in a relatively short space of time. The pandemic control has also shown the growth of Vietnam’s testing system. As of February 2021, Vietnam had carried out COVID19 testing on more than 2.2 million samples in 96 confirmed units. Such testing capacity can completely respond to epidemic outbreaks on a large scale. In terms of treatment, the division of subjects for effective treatment has been strictly maintained, helping prevent too many positive cases from flocking to major …

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