Businesses seek measures to live safely with pandemic in long-run
VOV.VN - Local businesses should take drastic preventive measures and speed up vaccination for their employees in order to adapt to the unpredictable challenges brought about by COVID-19 and live safely with the pandemic in the long-run, suggested industry insiders.
The pandemic has negatively impacted the operations of businesses for nearly two years, and the labor-intensive garment and textile sector is among the hardest hit as many firm were forced to suspend operations.
In addition, the "3 on-site" model, which involves on-site production, dining, rest, plus paying costs for COVID-19 testing, has shouldered the burden of businesses.
To weather the crisis, businesses have no choice but to seek to adapt and live safely with the virus. Garment 10 Corporation which employs approximately 12,000 workers in localities across the country is a case in point.
All the production lines strictly follow COVID-19 guidelines set out by the Ministry of Health, in which vaccination plays a vital role, said Than Duc Viet, general director of Garment 10.
Viet stated that the company has devised scenarios in a bid to cope with the pandemic by proactively treating F0 cases at home. It is also willing to inoculate their employees with domestic vaccines when they become available.
Meanwhile, health experts suggested that businesses should design a safe and appropriate production model which can adapt to pandemic developments, with a primary focus on setting procedures and strictly supervising COVID-19 prevention measures at the workplace.
Concurring with this viewpoint, Nguyen Viet Luong, from the Military Medical Academy, said that COVID-19 vaccines should be considered as a strategic weapon and vaccination should be deployed as soon as possible.
He also noted that amid the scarce source supply of vaccines globally, the domestic vaccine strategy remains a crucial solution.
