HÀ NỘI — Downgrading COVID-19 from a Group-A infectious disease (very dangerous infectious disease) to Group B (dangerous infectious disease) will usher in a number of changes to the country's health sector. Under the previous classification of COVID-19 as a Group-A infectious disease, citizens were obligated to adhere to stringent health safety regulations set by the Government. Most new COVID-19 cases have mild symptoms or no symptoms, and do not result in overloading of the healthcare system, he said. "These cases can be severe if infected with any other infectious disease virus such as influenza, not just SARS-CoV-2," he added. Dũng said currently, the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in the country is at a low level.
