Translate right in front of the alley

Woke up in the morning and reached for the phone to find the number of new infections. At noon, check the newly updated case. At 8 pm, waiting for news to summarize the epidemic situation for the day. The numbers grew impatiently. Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Dong Thap … suddenly became hot satellites around the epidemic center Ho Chi Minh City. But when we have not seen any of our acquaintances, we all have the feeling that the epidemic is in some street, not our own.

Then the other day, behind my house was F0 at home because it doesn’t matter if Ho Chi Minh City is piloted or there is no place for centralized isolation. Yesterday, the whole family of an employee of my company, who always worked from home, suddenly became tired, went to the hospital to check, and was quite positive. A series of information about acquaintances and nuns who are also F… The government had just prepared for the scenario of 10,000 cases, the next day it was 15,000 cases, the city had just planned for 20,000 patients, then that evening it was more than 22,000 cases. Translation looms in front of every house.

The most hopeful signal is that Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam officially asked Ho Chi Minh City to switch from the goal of limiting F0 to limiting deaths. This is a strategic change officially announced by the person in charge. This change is extremely important because we have identified the right target now.

The new target also creates conditions for the health sector to have a strategy to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic. 80% of F0 have no severe symptoms, without care, the remaining 20% will receive better care and reduce mortality.

With this shift in focus, we can focus our financial resources on vaccines – the most effective weapon to limit widespread disease or severe symptoms. The people of Ho Chi Minh City are generous and affectionate, but the activities to help the poor are not Thach Sanh pots. Businesses lose revenue, people lose their jobs, and there will come a time when it will be difficult for them to take care of themselves and their families.

Most importantly, that goal represents a correct perception of Covid-19: People with Covid-19 are not automatically an outbreak. They can save themselves and their families, those who need help because of severe symptoms will have the health system. This is also a positive view.

Translated across our lane today, we also try to smile and accept. Accept to calm down, each individual figure out how to take care of themselves. Accept to let each family calmly find a decision to protect each other, protect the rice cooker and daily joys. Accept to spend time learning how to live with it so that it is wise and effective in the new normal state to last.

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