WARNINGS ON SOCIAL DISTANCING FOR OLD PEOPLE AND DISEASED ONES

At his concluding remarks at the government’s standing committee meeting on covid-19 pandemic prevention and fight in August 12, the PM evaluated that the risk of spreading the pandemic is still high. Thus, localities have to focus more on the prevention work, implement social distancing for risky objects such as old people, people having heart disease and other diseases.

According to the evaluation of experts, now old people are the most vulnerable group to get covid-19. Old people who have other diseases such as high blood pressure , heart diseases, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary, kidney problems…They are at high risk of getting covid-19 and deteriorating , symptoms can quickly worsen, lead to respiratory failure. Meanwhile, the use of drugs to treat these diseases can reduce the effects of other medicines to treat symptoms of covid-19. Poor resistance makes their body unable to fight coronavirus. Thus, these objects must proactively implement social distancing, strictly follow pandemic preventive measures and protect their health./.