(VOVWORLD) - Russia’s online newspaper “Kommersant” ran an article on Thursday lauding the efforts of Vietnam as ASEAN Chair for 2020 to defeat the coronavirus epidemic. It praised the Vietnamese government’s imposition of strict social distancing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
 The "Kommersant" praises Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19 (Photo: screenshot of "Kommersant") |
It said: “The Vietnamese government has decided to, beginning Thursday, relax its restrictions, which have been in place since April 1 to curb the spread of coronavirus in major localities. Thanks to these measures, Vietnam, a country bordering China with a population of 95 million people, has so far had fewer than 300 confirmed cases and no deaths. Unable to conduct mass testing because of it limited resources, Vietnam has concentrated on isolating virus hotspots, a strategy which has proven very effective.”