Garbage bags filled with used medical gloves, some of which were found to be soiled, some even stained with blood, are scattered on the floor of a warehouse on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. .

Next to it was a plastic bowl full of blue dye and some gloves. Thai officials said migrant workers were trying to “refresh” the gloves, when authorities raided the facility in late 2020.

Nowadays, in 2021 many of these warehouses continue to operate in Thailand, trying to cash in on the high demand for medical gloves made of nitrile material – demand has skyrocketed due to Covid-19 pandemic.

And then people pack millions of these substandard gloves for export to the US and many other countries around the world amid a serious global shortage of such medical items.

A months-long investigation by CNN (USA) found that tens of millions of fake or used nitrile gloves have arrived in the United States, according to import records and the distributors who purchased the number. gloves now. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. US and Thai authorities also conducted a parallel criminal investigation into the incident.

Douglas Stein – one of the experts in the field, said that nitrile gloves are “now the most dangerous item on Earth”.

“There is a huge amount of bad product flowing into the United States, an endless stream of dirty, used, and substandard gloves,” says Stein. It seems that federal officials are only now beginning to understand the enormity of the problem.”

Despite the great risk to frontline healthcare workers and patients alike, US officials are still struggling to crack down on this illegal trade, in part due to regulations governing the import of protective gear. has been temporarily disabled due to the complicated development of the epidemic and this has continued to this day.

In February and March 2021, an American company alerted two US federal agencies (Customs and Drug Administration) that it had received from a company in Thailand shipments full of gloves. Hands are below standard and stick to the ground.

Despite that, the Thai company still managed to ship tens of millions of gloves in the following months, with some shipments arriving as recently as July 2021.

Rising demand in the US for medical gloves

In early 2020, the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) “increased through the ceiling” as the Covid-19 pandemic spread around the world. And the price of nitrile gloves is still high. Nitriel medical gloves are commonly used by doctors and medical staff to examine patients. The FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) has banned the use of powdered latex in the medical industry, and gloves made from low-quality vinyl are more common in industry and food processing.

The aforementioned gloves are mainly manufactured in Southeast Asia, based on limited supply from factories specializing in the production of natural rubber. Supply cannot increase overnight and production for major brands is ordered years in advance.

As governments and health systems rush to find medical gloves, dozens of underground companies are looking to quickly profit from this opportunity.

In late 2020, Miami businessman Tarek Kirschen ordered about 2 million gloves from a Thailand-based company called Paddy the Room. The businessman then sold the gloves to a distributor in the US.

Tarek Kirschen recalls: “We started getting calls from very frustrated customers. Turns out, these are all used gloves. They are washed for recycling. Some are still very dirty. Some even had blood stains. Some still have the date of manufacture 2 years ago… I can’t believe my eyes anymore.”

Entrepreneur Kirschen said he returned the money to the customer, buried the gloves, and alerted the FDA in February 2021.

According to Kirschen, none of the gloves he ordered were used in medicine. But a CNN analysis of import records shows that other US distributors received nearly 200 million gloves from Paddy the Room during the pandemic. It is not clear what happened next to the gloves after being imported into the US.

CNN tries to contact all importers. The majority did not respond but 2 importers said the shipments were substandard and the gloves weren’t even made of nitrile. One of the companies, Uweport, told CNN it could not resell the gloves it had purchased to medical companies as planned. Instead, they have to sell these gloves at a lower price to suppliers who specialize in supplying gloves to food processing factories, hotels and restaurants in the US.

The other company, US Liberty LLC, had a similar experience with Paddy the Room. They said they received the goods from another company in Southeast Asia. They said, “gloves had holes in them, had stains on them, and had different colors.”

Got caught here, moved to another place

Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration of Thailand (Thai FDA) has struggled to combat the fraudulent trade of nitrile gloves.

When Thai FDA employees raided Paddy the Room’s facility in December 2020, they found piles of trash bags filled with loose gloves of different colors, materials, and qualities. Workers at this warehouse are shoving old gloves into boxes of new fake Sri Trang. Sri Trang is a legal and well-known trademark of a glove manufacturer in Thailand. The brand said it does not do business with Paddy the Room.

Thai FDA arrested the warehouse owners but failed to prosecute them. The raid also did not cause Paddy the Room to be closed. Months later, Thai FDA Deputy Secretary General, Supattra Boonserm, said her agency had conducted another raid on a similar facility.

“They just moved to a new location, a new warehouse. Why is that? That’s because the demand for gloves is still high. There are still customers who want to buy.”

Thai FDA says it has conducted at least 10 raids in recent months and seized counterfeit or used gloves that were repackaged as new. During several such inspections, Thai authorities discovered workers in these facilities were washing gloves and then re-staining them.

Ms. Boonserm suspects these gloves were purchased from China or Indonesia and then exported to Thailand to be washed, dried, and repackaged. “Simply put, this is cheating.”. Therefore, confidence in medical gloves imported from countries like Thailand is declining. Instead, countries like Vietnam, with prestigious glove brands like VGlove, are increasingly gaining the trust of US importers.

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According to information from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, on August 19, the Market Management Team (QLTT) No. 2 of the HCM City Information Management Department coordinated with the police of Binh Hung Hoa B Ward, Binh Tan District to discover that the vehicle was parked at No. 428/32 National Highway 1A, Binh Hung Hoa B Ward, Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City has many suspicious signs. Conducted inspection of transport means with control plate 29H-373.87 driven by Mr. H V Toan.

At the time of inspection, Mr. Toan claimed that he was a hired worker to deliver the shipment from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and the owner let Mr. Toan carry all kinds of goods for different objects through intermediaries, so he did not know his face. Working with police, Mr. Toan contacted the unit to find the owner of the shipments to receive and take responsibility for the legality of the goods.

Mr. NQ Phuoc admitted to being the owner of 53 packages with a total of 2,767 units of products including oxygen generators and oxygen pressure gauges made in China, with original labels in foreign languages, no labels. subtitles in Vietnamese, no documents related to goods quality.

Mr. Phuoc said that he bought from many sources floating on the domestic market in the Northern provinces with the purpose of making a profit for customers in need, so all the above goods do not have a certificate of receipt. legal word.

The next shipment belongs to Mr. P T Nghia, the owner of 165 packages, including 148 thousand products that are protective gear, unbranded and rubber gloves of unknown origin. The number of gloves is contained in nylon packages, without any information showing the name, address of the manufacturer / responsible for the goods. In particular, these gloves have signs of being used. Collected from many sources floating on the market in the Northern provinces, all goods are made in China, without legal invoices and documents as prescribed.

The Ho Chi Minh City’s Police checked the place where the offending vehicle stopped to wait for unloading, which was the headquarters of Katoji Pharma Co., Ltd., represented by Mr. T V Bien as the legal director. At the time of inspection, this company did list prices, but discovered that non-woven masks with Chanel’s logo were worth 12 million VND. The above goods are made in China, do not have Vietnamese labels, do not have any legal invoices and documents proving the origin of goods and there are signs of counterfeiting of trademarks protected in Vietnam.

Working with Ho Chi Minh City’s Police, representative of Katoji Pharma company has been acknowledged that all masks with the Chanel brand logo are Chinese-made products, purchased by the company floating on the domestic market from many sources and Many different batches have not been sold.

Currently, the Police have made a record and temporarily seized all of the above goods for verification, verification and handling in accordance with the law.

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Dr. Huynh Minh Tuan – Head of Infection Control Department at Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy – said that not only for COVID-19 testing, but also for all other infectious diseases, medical staff are medical gloves must be worn. The purpose of using gloves during sampling is to protect the safety of both the healthcare worker and the person being sampled.

According to Decision 5188 QD-BYT dated December 14, 2020 of the Ministry of Health on guiding the prevention and control of COVID-19 infection, applied at medical examination and treatment facilities. Including regulations on wearing medical gloves during sampling, medical staff must wear two layers, the first layer (inner layer) is medical gloves that are always kept clean, avoiding contact with the device. dirty tool. After each collection, each person must change into medical gloves, to ensure that the sampler and staff are not infected with the virus.

Currently, in the complicated epidemic situation, the sampling in the community is high, the number of people taking samples is large, making it impossible for many people to go to the hospital to take samples. The Ministry of Health has issued Official Letter No. 5063/BYT-DP on the use of PPE when taking samples for COVID-19 testing, on June 24, 2021.

The official dispatch has regulations on the use of protective gear during sampling, stating that when taking samples, medical staff use a pair of gloves and disinfect with alcohol solution after each sampling to prevent infection. cross contamination. To increase work efficiency and shorten operation time, instead of having to change new gloves, medical staff can use alcohol to disinfect. According to regulations, the alcohol solution used to disinfect has an alcohol content of 60-80%, if the alcohol concentration is low, it will not be able to kill the virus.

Alcohol can damage gloves after many times of disinfecting, causing the danger of spreading germs. Therefore, the regulation has stated that only disinfect gloves up to 6 times after taking samples, or if gloves are found to be damaged, they must be replaced immediately. Doctor Tuan further recommended that if eligible, medical staff can wear 2 pairs of gloves and change after each sample collection. If there are no conditions, maximum disinfect and change gloves after 6 sampling times in accordance with regulations. Gloves should not be used again after 6 times of disinfection.

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Change of hand skin when wearing medical gloves

Medical gloves are protective gloves that are thin, light, tough and specialized in medical, food, laboratory, light industry…

Medical gloves form an environment that wraps the hands, completely separate from the surrounding environment, making the skin of the hands have certain changes.

The most common change of skin when wearing gloves for a long time is that the skin becomes wrinkled like a raisin. It is a normal response of the skin to changes in external environmental conditions (specifically water) and not pathological.

The degree of wrinkling more or less depends on the sweat of the hands, contact time and ability to absorb water of each person. In the past, many studies have suggested that the skin of hands and feet is wrinkled when soaked in water due to the phenomenon of osmosis, that is, the outermost layer of skin absorbs and swells with water. However, recent studies show that wrinkled hands and feet are not caused by osmosis, but by the nervous system that is the main driver of this phenomenon.

Although it is just a normal physiological response of the skin to water, exposure to moisture for a long time will still lead to harmful effects:

Irritant contact dermatitis

In a humid environment, the skin barrier has significant changes in moisture, temperature, microorganisms and permeability, making the skin more sensitive to chemicals introduced in the manufacturing process. export gloves.

Another factor that contributes to the increased likelihood of this condition is improper hand hygiene and care. Exposure to harsh cleaning chemicals such as soap, alcohol, or dishwashing liquid without thoroughly rinsing before wearing gloves can lead to skin irritation.

Irritant contact dermatitis causes more pain than itching. Signs range from mild erythema to purpura, scabs, erosions, pustules, bullae, and glove area edema.

Allergic contact dermatitis

Other allergic reactions irritation at the site of vesicles, erythema, and scaly secretions are more widespread and may be accompanied by systemic manifestations such as urticaria, skin rash, and widespread pruritus.

Another ingredient that often causes allergies when wearing medical gloves is latex, a protein found in natural rubber latex. Allergic reaction to latex is a rapid reaction, which can have clinical manifestations ranging from urticaria to anaphylaxis.

Skin fungus

The humid environment in medical gloves for a long time is extremely ideal for fungal cells to multiply and grow. Itching is the first sign that makes the patient very uncomfortable, scratching spreads pathogens, and at the same time causes skin infections that cause festering, sores, etc., which can lead to skin infections, dermatitis, and eczema. to health.

Take care of your hands when wearing medical gloves

Sanitize hands before putting on gloves

Studies show that alcohol-based hand sanitizers are more effective than traditional hand sanitizers in reducing infection in hospitals and health centers. They are also less irritating than soap and water, and are also more convenient during actual use when fighting the epidemic.

Choose a colorless, fragrance-free, alcohol-based cleanser, and wash your hands with mild soap and water when the skin is contaminated with dirt or secretions or blood. It is necessary to clean and dry hands completely before wearing gloves to avoid causing moisture and chemical penetration into the skin.

Choosing medical gloves

Choose gloves of the right design and size for comfort and safety during use.

In anti-epidemic work, latex gloves show the best virus protection for healthcare workers. It is important to choose powder-free gloves because it is less irritating and drying to the skin of the hands.

For cases of latex allergy, nitrile gloves can be selected instead. When wearing gloves for more than 30 minutes, you should remove the gloves and use cotton gauze to dry your hands, give your hands a rest to rebalance the moisture of the skin before wearing new gloves.

Skin care when wearing medical gloves

After using medical gloves, hands should be cleaned with mild soaps. Then, apply a restorative moisturizer with ceramides to soften the skin and help rebuild the skin barrier.

Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to strengthen the skin barrier, however, absolutely should not be used before wearing medical gloves because of the potential for chemical reactions with the rubber components in the skin. Medical gloves puncture gloves, causing danger during use.

The Covid-19 epidemic season is prolonging and causing a difficult burden to fall on all classes of people in society, especially medical workers. Therefore, the knowledge about wearing gloves will facilitate the best possible protection of health and comfort for the hands.

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VRG Khai Hoan commits to the supply of medical equipment during the epidemic season

VRG Khai Hoan JSC is a unit specializing in the trade of prestigious medical equipment, supplies, and equipment for epidemic prevention and control in the Vietnamese market. The products offered by the company include latex and nitrile medical gloves, all of which are fully certified and qualified to meet most export requirements to European and European countries. America such as ISO, CE, FDA510K certificates; EN 455 standard; SATRA – EN 374; ASTM – D6319, ASTM – D6124, Declaration of Conformity with SGS certification and many other testing reports.

VRG Khai Hoan JSC is currently a strategic partner playing an extremely important role in ensuring the supply of medical equipment and supplies for many domestic and foreign units. Up to now, the company has successfully signed many export orders of great value to foreign markets.

Achievements when prioritizing the interests of the community

With a professional team combined with a team of leaders with many years of experience in the industry, VRG Khai Hoan has gradually strengthened, built brand reputation, and created trust in customers. Most recently, the company has surpassed many bright names to honor the Top 10 leading brands in 2020 as voted by the Review Board of the Vietnam Union of Science and Business Development.
The medical equipment market in Vietnam in particular and globally, in general, has great potential because healthcare is a top priority for both the State and each individual. Therefore, VRG Khai Hoan JSC has to make maximum efforts in terms of human and material resources to gain a competitive advantage in the market in the near future.

Visit the website vrgkhaihoan.com to view more product information or contact VRG Khai Hoan to cooperate.

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Profit increased thanks to medical gloves needs to prevent Covid-19

VRG Khai Hoan Joint Stock Company is a member unit of Vietnam Rubber Industry Group, specializing in manufacturing and trading medical gloves, headquartered in Bau Bang district, Binh Duong.

VRG Khai Hoan produces gloves with two main product lines: Latex gloves (using domestic rubber materials) and Nitrile gloves (using imported rubber).

With a design capacity of about 2.5 billion medical gloves per year, from 2019 onward, VRG Khai Hoan’s factory operated only about 70% of its capacity. Profits range from 50-100 billion VND/year.

“With charter capital of VND 300 billion, such a profit is not high. Only in 2020, the company’s glove products will have better conditions to develop in the market as well as join the whole country in prevention and control. Covid-19 epidemic”, said Mr. Duong Duy Phu – General Director of the company.

Thanks to the good implementation of quality standard systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 2000, GMP, SA 8000… so when the demand for medical gloves in the market spiked, VRG Khai Hoan was able to meet the demand. market requirements both at home and abroad.

Since the beginning of 2020, the number of orders has increased so that VRG Khai Hoan’s factory runs at 100% of its design capacity. Profit after tax for the whole year 2020 reached 1,440 billion VND, more than 14 times higher than previous years.

Currently, the Covid-19 epidemic is under control in the country. However, Mr. Phu said that the Covid-19 epidemic has changed consumers’ habits, for many products such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer…

Mr. Phu forecast that at least in the next 5 years, the demand for medical gloves will still be high, due to the need to protect personal and family health as well as the need for national reserves.

“This is an opportunity for enterprises in the field of glove manufacturing to continue to grow in the post-epidemic period,” Mr. Phu assessed.

From this analysis and prediction, VRG Khai Hoan is planning to build another glove factory. Total glove production capacity is raised to 5 billion units/year; double the current. The plant is expected to come into operation in the third quarter of 2021.

Inside the largest medical glove factory of Vietnam

According to company leaders, one of the difficulties in producing gloves today is that many materials have to be imported.

As medical gloves products nitrile must import artificial rubber latex (synthesized from petroleum) along with many other chemical additives.

“Porcelain hands – tools to produce gloves must also be imported from Malaysia, but ordering all over Vietnam cannot be done by any unit,” said Mr. Phu.

According to the description, this porcelain hand is mounted on the chain to be dipped in the mixed rubber solution. Through the drying process, the glove is formed with uniform elasticity and thickness.

This porcelain hand placed in Vietnam can’t be made into a glove. Because when dipped in liquid rubber solution, the rubber slips off without re-sticking. Therefore, porcelain gloves are a rare commodity.

Each imported porcelain hand costs 55 USD/piece; has a shelf life of 2-3 years. To meet the needs of production expansion, from the beginning of 2021, VRG Khai Hoan has ordered a new series of porcelain handpieces from partners. However, it will have to wait until March 2021 to have the goods.

“Currently VRG Khai Hoan has received enough glove orders for 2021, even the output for 2022 has been ordered by partners, just waiting to finalize the product price depending on the price of input materials,” Mr. To share.

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On the evening of June 5, at the launching ceremony of the Covid-19 Vaccine Fund, Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) contributed from the general operating budget and donated VND 200 billion to the Vaccine Fund for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. -19.
In addition, VRG has also donated VND 200 million to Quang Nam province and continues to support many other localities to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic.
The above donations are reasonable expenses, included in production costs and taxable according to the regulations of the Government, the Ministry of Finance and the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises.
For officials, workers, public employees and employees, depending on their generosity, contribute according to their ability and according to the instructions of the member units. In addition, VRG requires member units when mobilizing contributions from workers for the locality to report to the Group for specific instructions.

The fund of solidarity, hearts connecting

In the face of a resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic and complicated developments in many localities, the Politburo, the Secretariat and the Government have had a policy to buy epidemic vaccines to inject the people across the country.
Accordingly, on May 26, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 779/QD-TTg, establishing the Covid-19 vaccine fund to receive, manage and use funding and support sources from organizations. domestic and foreign organizations and individuals and other lawful capital sources to finance the purchase and import of vaccines, research and domestic production of vaccines, and the use of Covid-19 vaccines.
In response to the call of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front launched a rush of donations to support the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic; The Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises organized a program to launch contributions to the Covid-19 Vaccine Fund. VRG has actively responded to the policy and calls for support to contribute more resources to the fight against the epidemic, to soon get the country out of the pandemic’s influence.

At the launching ceremony of the Covid-19 vaccine fund, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the contribution and support of people, individuals, organizations, businesses and entrepreneurs will form a “fund of human resources”. solidarity, hearts connected”, making an important contribution to the victory of Vietnam, so that the people can live in a safe and prosperous big house.

Keep up the good double duty

Faced with the complicated situation of the 4th epidemic outbreak in the country starting from April 27 to now, VRG has held many online meetings with member units throughout the industry to grasp the situation of the epidemic. disease and directing a timely and drastic response plan.
Especially on May 21, VRG had an online meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Cambodia Vu Quang Minh on the exchange of contents related to the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic. -19 for rubber companies of the Group in Cambodia and has received the attention and support in all aspects of the Ambassador.
In addition to the continuous, timely and prompt direction, VRG also implemented measures to support units in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic such as sending an official request to the People’s Committees of Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh and Gia Lai provinces. Support for entry and isolation and treatment in case of Covid-19 infection for Vietnamese workers working at the Group’s rubber development projects in Cambodia

“In the coming time, the Group will continue to promote the epidemic prevention and control activities in the past time and set a goal and strive to have 100% of employees of the Group be tested and vaccinated against Covid-19 in 2021 national vaccine source. In order to do that, the whole system from the Group to the units must step in, have a strategy and a drastic approach. The Board of Directors must have a scenario for each quarter and month, industrial parks must have their own steering committee, have specific rules and report daily in the complicated situation of the epidemic. In particular, it is necessary to promote the dissemination of fast, correct and sufficient information on both sides of Covid-19 prevention and control”, VRG Chairman Tran Ngoc Thuan requested.
Currently, VRG and its units are still trying their best, striving to continue to perform well the dual task: while performing the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic, while performing the tasks of production, business, and care. material and spiritual life for over 84,000 workers.

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On June 30, Phu Yen Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Youth Social Work Center of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union, the Youth Union and the Provincial Police Women’s Union to organize the program “Love bus – Sharing love, Let’s join hands to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Participating in the program were Mr. Phan Xuan Hanh, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union of Phu Yen; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Han, Director of Youth Social Work Center, Central Vietnam Youth Union.
The delegation presented 1,000 sets of medical protective equipment to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic to the Front Command for Covid-19 disease prevention and control in Phu Yen province.
Each set includes protective gear, eyewear, antibacterial mask, medical gloves, shoe bag, anti-droplet mask…

The above set of medical protective equipment is provided by the VRG, Honest Partnership Corporation, the National Truth Political Publishing House, the Volunteers of the Volunteer Association Joining hands for the community, the Social Work Club, the Love Ride with sponsors to support.

On this occasion, as part of the program “Travel of love – Sharing love, joining hands to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic”, Phu Yen Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Center for Youth Social Work of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union. , the Social Work Club of Love Bus, the Youth Union and the Women’s Union of the Provincial Police also presented 350 gifts of necessities; 500 bottles of disinfectant 330 ml; 600 bottles of soy sauce; 700 cans of oats; 1,000 medical masks of all kinds; 1,100 milk cartons; 2,000 bottles of vitamin drink; 3,000 kg of rice; 3,000 rice servings; 7,800 bottles of mineral water; 16,500 packages of noodles … for people in isolation – blockade areas, functional forces on duty to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic are in blockade areas and isolation areas in Phu Yen province.
In the face of the complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic and the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic, there are still many difficulties, the above activity has very practical significance, energizing the frontline forces. , anti-epidemic.

Meanwhile, the Phu Yen Provincial Police Women’s Union coordinated with the Dong Hoa Town Police Youth Union to provide 100 gifts of food and food to people in the Covid-19 epidemic area in Hao Son Bac village. The above gifts were donated and supported by the Phu Yen Provincial Police Women’s Union and Dong Hoa Town.

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On June 25, the Ministry of Health said that the unit has just issued an express dispatch instructing the use of personal protective equipment in the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic.

The official dispatch stated: in the opinion of the World Health Organization office in Vietnam, based on risk assessment and mode of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the use of personal protective equipment in Vietnam is currently is not entirely reasonable. Especially in hot weather conditions and the increased demand for testing has affected the health of samplers.

Accordingly, in order to ensure the health of medical staff, ensure the quality of patient samples, and prevent epidemics, especially in hot weather, the Ministry of Health temporarily guides the use of medical equipment. Personal protection when taking patient samples as follows:

1. Based on local resources, the testing facility provides and instructs staff to take samples for COVID-19 monitoring, who can use a loose suit of suitable sizes including a long-sleeved medical gown Full body coverage from neck to knees, fixed laces at the nape of the neck and around the neck, hood, removable shoe covers. It is not necessary to wear full body protection.

2. The person taking the sample needs to follow the correct procedure for using a mask to ensure a snug fit to the face. Do not use 2 layers of masks including a medical mask inside a mask with a high filtering effect (such as an N95 mask or equivalent).

3. During the sampling process, you can use 1 pair of medical gloves (without talcum powder) and disinfect the gloves with a quick disinfectant solution after each sampling, change gloves after disinfecting up to 6 times. or when gloves are damaged to replace wearing 2 pairs of gloves and changing gloves after each sampling.

4. Staff taking samples, medical staff participating in sampling activities absolutely follow the process of wearing and taking off personal protective equipment; During the sampling process, do not perform other activities (such as eating, drinking).

The Ministry of Health said the above 4 requirements are the minimum requirements when taking samples for testing for SARS-CoV-2. Previously, many health workers fainted from exhaustion after hours of wearing protective gear to take COVID-19 test samples in the heat of summer.

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At the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 25, Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) approved many strategic development goals, including a revenue target of nearly VND 27,000 billion in year 2021.

Achieve and exceed production and business plan targets

According to VRG, 2020 is a successful year for the group. In difficult conditions due to the impact of the epidemic, there were many complicated developments, natural disasters, storms and floods, the trade war between major countries continued to prolong and unpredictable changes… had a negative impact on business activities. production and business activities of the enterprise, but the group has excellently achieved and exceeded the production and business plan targets agreed by the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises and assigned by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2020 .
The completion of the Group’s 2020 plan is of great significance, as this is the last year of the implementation of the medium-term plan for the period of 2015 – 2020; is an important premise for the successful implementation of the plan for the period 2021 – 2025; is a practical result to celebrate the Party Congress at all levels and the 13th Party Congress.

In 2020, VRG has consolidated revenue and profit before tax of VND 25,874 billion and VND 5,911 billion respectively (reaching 104.98% and 119.15% of the plan). Regarding the business results of the parent company – the group, revenue and profit reached VND 4,382 billion and VND 2,963 billion (corresponding to 115.26 % and 115.08 % of the plan); The enterprise’s capital is preserved and developed, meeting the investment needs and contributing capital according to the approved projects.

Clearly define strategic goals

In order to achieve the target of the production and business plan in 2021, VRG’s Board of Management will continue to focus on performing well the tasks assigned by the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors, including revenue and profit targets. Consolidated before tax is 26,914 billion VND and 5,721 billion VND.
In addition to the contents that have been implemented and are being carried out with high efficiency as achieved in 2020, VRG has determined to focus on well implementing strategic goals: completing the volume of rubber latex extraction, processing and processing. processing, consumption… to ensure revenue; continue to persistently implement the policy of reducing investment, investing only in really urgent items; concentrate resources for investment and development of industrial park projects on converted rubber land according to planning approved by competent authorities; carry out the restructuring of member units, group restructuring as the project has been decided by the Prime Minister…

The achievements of 2020 in the difficult conditions as mentioned above are really great efforts, the responsibility community of the Board of Directors, the Board of Management and the entire group of employees. Promoting that tradition, in 2021, VRG’s Board of Management said that it will seriously perform the tasks assigned by the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors on the basis of promoting the inherent advantages of the group, along with the common the collective consensus of VRG employees, believing that the corporation will overcome difficulties, gain many victories and be successful.

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