“The activity of the Communist and Workers’ Parties under the conditions of the pandemic and the capitalist crisis, for safeguarding the health and the rights of the popular strata, in the struggle to change society, for socialism. ”
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Leading role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the fuaght against Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is dangerously raging all over the world, seriously impacting human health and life, and profoundly affecting all aspects of global political and socio-economic lives. While there has been no radical solution, many countries are struggling against the second wave of the pandemic with numerous potential risks and complicated developments. Therefore, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) considers the Covid-19 pandemic the biggest test for national governance model, domestic social consensus, international solidarity and global leadership. The Covid-19 pandemic has emerged in a world of
Comrade Hoang Binh Quan difficulties: slow global economic growth, protracted Member of the Central Committee trade wars, increasing social fragmentation and injus-
tice, political tensions and conflicts in many countries.
Chairman of the Commission for External The outbreak of such health crisis has pushed the Relations world and humanity to the edge of numerous serious Communist Party of Vietnam threats, including a deadly tragedy that causes loss of life, a daily life that would be affected in all apsects and possibly a full-scale global crisis. So far, there are more than 30 million infections, hundreds thousands of deaths, and these numbers have not stopped increasing. The global economic growth is projected at -4.5% this year, forcing 25 million people out of jobs and 1.1 billion worldwide into extreme poverty.
Being one of the first countries hit by Covid-19, the pandemic situation in Vietnam witnessed complexities but basically is now under control after two waves of transmission. In fact, Covid-19 infection rate in Vietnam is very low when compared to the rest of the world. As of September 27, a total of 1,074 cases were recorded, 999 people had recovered and less than 40 deaths, the majority of whom were elderly or suffering from chronic diseases. Recording no community transmission in 25 straight days (02/9-27/9) proves that Vietnam has successfully controlled the second wave of the pandemic. In its first wave, Vietnam also had successfully managed with 415 cases recorded, 0 deaths and had gone 99 consecutive days without community transmission cases. As soon as the pandemic threatened to infect Vietnam, the Communist Party of Vietnam has paid special attention to pandemic prevention and control from the viewpoints and under the mottos of “Fighting the pandemic is like fighting enemies”, “Putting human health first and foremost” and “Leaving no one behind” while implementing a “dual task” of curbing the disease and maintaining socio-economic stability at the same time. Accordingly, the Communist Party and the Government of Vietnam have proactively and promptly executed decisive and coherent stratIB Special Edition
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