Vietnam bans wildlife trade, hopes to prevent future zoonotic virus pandemics

In hopes of preventing ar global outbreak like COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has anunced a ban on tre of wild animals. As per reports, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive to ban tring of wild species in country including eggs, organs, or body parts.

Ban on all forms of wildlife tre

According to reports, conservationists who in past have criticised Vietnam for its flourishing animal tre have welcomed move. Demand for wildlife products, both legal and illegal, is arguably one of highest in region with reports estimating Vietnam's wildlife tre as a billion-dollar industry.

Tiger parts, rhi horns, and pangolins in guise of being used in tritional medicine are some of most smuggled goods across globe. Earlier in February, 14 conservation organisations h sent a letter to Vietnamese government stating that new and delier viruses like COVID-19 would continue to pose a threat in wildlife tre is allowed to practice. In dition to tre in animal body parts, online wildlife tre is also a big aspect of torious business in Vietnam.

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Following COVID-19 pandemic, and its links to infamous wet markets in Chinese city of Wuhan, global wildlife tre as a whole has come under scrutiny.

As per reports, several species of wild animals are kept toger cramped in small cs in se wet makers in extremely unhygienic conditions. se markets, refore, become a perfect breeding ground for new and dely viruses like COVID-19 which has w infected over 16 million worldwide. 

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First local case in over 100 days

Vietnam confirmed its first local case of COVID-19 in more than three months on Saturday, July 25 as authorities scrambled to contain infection and trace patient contacts.

As per reports, new case of infection has put city of Danang back on high alert. Vietnam h mand to contain local transmission of virus for 100 days with its widespre testing programme and sweeping quarantine guidelines and h mand to keep caselo to 417. 

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