Vietnamese people relaxing their pandemic precautions
Many Vietnamese people have started to relax their personal pandemic precautions at least some of the time and participate in some everyday activities again.
New Covid booster still effective against Omicron variants
Chief Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam Dr. Angela Pratt has said that the new Covid booster is still effective against Omicron variants.
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).
Health authority in HCMC announces 10 outstanding activities in 2022
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health yesterday announced the sector’s 10 outstanding activities in 2022.
Nearly 99 percent of HCMC residents have antibodies from Covid-19 infection
Up to 98.7 percent of people in HCMC have antibodies to Covid-19, which developed after the unprecedented wave of infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant in early March, according to data from HCMC’s Department of Health.
Ministry rejects declaration on end of coronavirus pandemic
After the Covid-19 epidemic is gradually controlled, residents and producers have already returned to normal pre-Covid-19 life, many health experts have therefore proposed declaring an end to the epidemic, bringing the pandemic out of the group A infectious disease group. However, the Ministry of Health rejected the proposal.
Vietnam sees increase in Covid-19 cases in August
The country recorded 72,324 cases of Covid-19 in August 2022, an increase of 2.4 times, and 24 deaths, an increase of 18 cases compared to July 2022. In the country, cases of infection with sub-variants BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.74 have been recorded in the community, especially the sub-variant BA.5 is dominating among the cases.
HCMC: Raising parental acceptance of Covid-19 vaccine for children
According to the statistics of the HCMC Department of Health, as of August 15, the vaccination rate of children aged 5 to under 12 years old is lower than the national average number.
Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 with immunity evading property detected
With the appearance of Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 and recently BA.2.12.1 with high immunity evading properties, the number of new cases of Covid-19 and hospitalized patients are highly likely to increase.
HCMC detects three cases of Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5
Today, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said that through the surveillance system, Ho Chi Minh City had detected 3 cases of Covid-19, with genetic sequencing results identified the Omicron sub-variants known as BA.4 and BA.5.
Three SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant BA.5 cases detected in Hanoi
Although the number of daily new cases of Covid-19 is decreasing sharply, Hanoi has recorded three infections caused by the BA.5 sub-strain of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Ministry leader urges to boost vaccination to cope with sub-variants of Omicron
Deputy Health Minister Do Xuan Tuyen suggested that it is necessary to continue to take measures to prevent Covid-19 as well as strengthen vaccination for groups at risk of infections to cope with sub-variants of Omicron.
HCMC speeds up, recovers robustly
The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, on the afternoon of April 26, held a meeting on the socio-economic situation in April and the direction and key tasks in May 2022. Mr. Phan Van Mai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of HCMC, chaired the meeting.
MoH to abolish health declaration, consider Covid-19 as common disease
The Ministry of Health (MoH) will remove domestic health declaration and tracing to bring life back to normal gradually.
WB downgrades growth forecast for Vietnam to 5.3 percent
The World Bank (WB) has predicted Vietnam’s GDP growth this year at 5.3 percent, down from the previous forecast of 6.5 percent issued last October.
Don't hesitate to get children under 12 years old vaccinated: medical worker
The Ministry of Health has just made an official announcement about the batch of Covid-19 vaccine for on-time vaccination of children below 12 in the first days of April while the health sector in Ho Chi Minh City and localities have lately completed the preparation for vaccination.
21,000 people register to receive home-based care online
Previously, people had to call medical stations in the district where they are living to declare their health status whereas local health stations will call people after receiving the notice of information registered on the management portal. So far, some 21,000 people registered to receive home-based care online.
Vietnam allows quarantine-free travel for int’l visitors
The Health Ministry’s document No.1265/BYT-DP, dated March 15 on Covid-19 prevention and control measures for international travelers, allows visitors entering Vietnam with negative Covid tests to skip quarantine.
Reasons why confirmed cases are on the rise again: Health Department Director
HCMC has seen the presentation of the Omicron variant and along with additional subvariants of BA.1 and BA.2 at the same time that leads a sharp rise in new daily cases, but not more severe.
5K regulation should be revised to suit new situation: Mr. Nguyen Van Nen
According to Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen, in the current new normal period, agencies and enterprises have resumed operations, and schools have reopened. Therefore, the health sector needs to have regulations and guidelines in line with reality, including the 5K regulation, to avoid the situation in which regulations cannot be applicable.