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| Vietnam announces successful control of SARS |
| CCTV.COM 2003-04-28 14:04:10 |
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Vietnam has successfully controlled the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome （SARS）, Vietnamese Minister of Health Tran Thi Trung Chien announced at a press conference on Monday.
Since the first SARS patient was detected at the end of February, there have been in total 63 infected cases in the country, including five deaths, she said, adding that all the infected cases have fully recovered and will be discharged to their families this week.
From the date of the last probable case reported on April 8, 2003, no new case was reported in Vietnam, she noted.
However, the minister also noted that the threat of SARS importation to Vietnam through international travel is still great. As a result, the country still continues to intensify border health quarantine.
In order to control the disease, Vietnam has strengthened community surveillance, and health quarantine at border gates, airports and ports. Quarantine areas with isolation rooms have been established at these places. The health declaration form has been applied for entry and exist passengers to and from Vietnam. Health quarantine staff has been strengthened and on duty round the clock, Chien said.
At the press conference, Pascale Brudon, representative of the World Health Organization （WHO） in Vietnam, also said that Vietnam is the first country in the world that well controls SARS.
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Editor: Yang Feiyang CCTV.com
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