Hanoi accelerates tech solutions to stamp out Covid-19
Digital technology has become a “shield” contributing to limiting the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Hanoi.
Digital technology has become a “shield” contributing to limiting the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Hanoi.
Bluezone is one of many technology platforms being used to combat the Covid-19 outbreak in Vietnam.
Synchronous solutions help detect and trace suspected cases quickly and make people feel safe in the midst of the disease.
The contract-tracing mobile app identifies people who have interacted with Covid-19 patients.
Vietnam has required wearing face masks in public since mid-March while it calls for installation of contact tracing app Bluezone from late July.
If quick testing using antibody diagnosis is not accurate, local authorities should opt for the test using Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).
The contact- tracing app, along with the remote health check-up platform, could be an ignition for the digital transformation process of the health sector, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.