Hanoi (VNA) - Thanks toits prompt and drastic responses, Vietnam has stood firm in the face of theCOVID-19 pandemic, foreign media have said.

According to the National Public Radio (NPR) of the US, the foundation ofVietnam's success in the work is the early implementation of a drastic policy by the government on social distancing, as well as thecountry’s experience against previous epidemics.

It said that withexperience gained from dealing with the 2003 SARS and 2009 H1N1, the Vietnamese government started organising its response in January - right after reportsbegan from China's Wuhan, where the virus is believed to haveoriginated.

The country quickly came up with avariety of tactics, including widespread quarantining and aggressive contacttracing, it noted.

Meanwhile, The Strategist ofthe US said Vietnam has reported nodeaths from COVID-19 in recent days and just 268 confirmed cases.

This is a result of careful and extensive monitoring of public travel andregular temperature checking at airports, border gates and public places, as wellas well managing centralised quarantine areas, it said.

According to the newspaper, Vietnamhas shown itself as one of “leaders" in inventing and exporting fast virustest kits with affordable prices.

It emphasised that Vietnam's keystrategy is responding quickly to reduce infection and the burden on medicalstaff.

International media also spotlightedVietnam’s willingness to share practical experience and its support for othercountries in the fight against the disease.

According to Nikkei Asian Review, thatVietnam's measures against COVID-19 is for the benefit of the whole community.

After all these hard challenges,Vietnam's voice will be very weighty and convincing, not only on the regionalforum but also in the international arena, it said.

Bloomberg has reported that Vietnam donated 250,000 medial face masks to theUS, handed over made-in-Vietnam face masks and medical equipment worth 100,000USD to Japan, and a great number of medical supplies to its neighbours Cambodiaand Laos, and European countries.

Meanwhile, Rossiyskaya Gazeta of Russia also reported on Vietnam’s donation of200,000 domestically-produced face masks to Russia to help the country in thefight against COVID-19./.