HCMC sets up serum bank for controlling infectious diseases
Ho Chi Minh City sets up a serum bank - the collection and frozen storage of serum samples - to supply samples for testing and infectious disease control.
People's negligent attitude towards Covid would fail in prevention mission
People's negligent attitude towards the disease would fail in prevention tasks.
Health authority in HCMC announces increase in Covid hospitalization
Yesterday afternoon, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said that there is an increase in the number of hospitalizations due to Covid-19 in the city, more than 6 times higher than the average of the previous 4 weeks.
HCMC at risk of recurrent Covid-19 outbreaks due to increased travel
Ho Chi Minh City is likely to be at risk of recurrent Covid-19 outbreaks due to increased people's travel demand during Tet holidays ( the Lunar New Year).
Issuance of government’s resolutions on key tasks for dual goals
The issuance of the government’s resolution No. 63/NQ-CP on the key tasks and solutions to promote economic growth, disbursement of public investment, and sustainable exports in the last months of 2021 has shown the Government's determination in achieving the dual goals of fighting against the epidemic and socio-economic development.
HCMC focuses on vaccination to expand green areas
To Thi Bich Chau, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, yesterday presented the Standing Committee of the city Party Committee’s gifts to encourage officials and civil servants participating in the battle of the Covid-19 epidemic in Phu Nhuan District’s wards 2 and 15.
Prime Minister congratulates HCMC's Cu Chi on successful control of Covid-19
At this morning’s meeting, Chairwoman of the HCMC People's Council Nguyen Thi Le announced Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has phoned her asking her to send his congratulations to the people and entire machinery of state in outlying district Cu Chi, which has been successful in controling the Covid-19 epidemic.
HCMC strives to reduce Covid-19 mortality rate
Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Deputy Director of the Department of Health, said that if the city reported more infection cases, the mortality of severely and critically ill Covid-19 patients will increase affecting the quality of treatment. Therefore, the country’s commercial hub strives to reduce fresh infections to reduce mortality rate only by vaccination and strict social distancing.
More flexible mechanism needed for import of Covid-19 vaccine: Businesses
According to businesses especially foreign-invested facilities, there should be a more flexible mechanism for import of the Covid-19 vaccines. They should not be considered a special product which only a few designated enterprises can import.
Providing information on Covid-19 vaccines helps people to get vaccinated
Secretary of the HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Van Nen asked districts' local authorities and functional units to provide information about Covid-19 vaccines to help people become confident in their decision to get vaccinated. People can decide for themselves on Covid-19 vaccine.
HCMC using mobile vaccination for high-risk populations in lockdown areas
Thu Duc City and other districts in Ho Chi Minh City until now have run mobile vaccination campaigns for the hard-to-reach and high-risk communities citywide. This is expected to speed up the process for the goal of herd immunity here.
Gov’t buys 30 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses from VNVC
The Government on June 19 issued a resolution on the purchase of 30 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ordered by the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC).
Additional 139 Covid-19 cases announced at noon June 20
The Ministry of Health reported that 139 new Covid-19 cases had been detected in the six hours from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. June 20, including 130 local infections and 9 imported.
HCMC allowed to buy Covid-19 vaccine
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam approved of Ho Chi Minh City’s proposal for import of Covid-19 vaccine.
Infectiologist explains possibility of Covid-19 illness after full vaccination
Following the news of 53 health care workers at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases being infected with Covid-19 after full vaccination, hospital former director Professor Tran Tinh Hien said that no vaccine remained 100 percent effective against severe diseases.
Coronavirus pandemic to be basically put under control in June
The Standing Committee of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and experts said that the coronavirus pandemic will be basically put under control in June, but several cases will still be recorded in the community.
COVID-19 vaccine fund raises VND185 billion
Minister of Heath Nguyen Thanh Long on May 28 received VND185 billion (US$8.01 million) in donations from businesses for Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.
Vietnam needs 150 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for herd immunity
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that Vietnam needs 150 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for herd immunity in 2021.
377 health workers getting Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in stable condition
Some 377 health workers who got the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine yesterday are in stable condition now.