AUTHOR=Le Anh Minh , Dao Nam Gia , Latkin Carl A. , Vu Linh Gia , Dam Vu Anh Trong , Vu Giang Thu , Ho Cyrus S. H. , Ho Roger C. M. 

TITLE=Confronting Rapid Reemergence of COVID-19 in Metropolitans of Vietnam: Updated Vietnam's Policies and Response Measures

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.790370

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.790370

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Vietnam has demonstrated the effectiveness of precise prevention and control techniques from the very beginning during the three COVID-19 outbreaks. However, the fourth COVID-19 wave, which began in mid-2021, has been considered significantly more dangerous. These challenges required the Vietnamese government to make timely adjustments to the current COVID-19 prevention effort in time to prevent disease spread in the community. According to the Ministry of Health, the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control strategy has three significant changes: increasing capacity for testing and vaccination, boosting interdisciplinary collaboration, and adjusting quarantine, treatment, and social support policies.