Vietnam to consider downgrading Covid-19 to flu-like status
Vietnam deliberates the downgrading of Covid-19 from its current placement in Class A infectious diseases down to Class B.
Vietnam tightens sales of poultry in border crossings
After two human infections with avian influenza A H5N1 (H5N1 bird flu) have been reported by Cambodia, Vietnam authorities have tightened sales of poultry at border crossings.
Vietnam strengthens monitoring for severe viral pneumonia cases
The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday required 20 the Southern provinces and cities to strengthen the monitoring for severe viral pneumonia cases related to H5N1 avian influenza virus.
Health authority in Phu Tho detects kid infected with virus A/H5
A 4-year-old kid in the Northern Province of Phu Tho was detected to be infected with avian influenza virus strain A/H5.
MoH issues preventative measures after recording human case of A/H5 avian flu
The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced measures to prevent the transmission of avian influenza to humans after recording a human case of A/H5 avian flu in a 5-year-old girl in the Northern Province of Phu Tho’s Dong Thanh Commune.
City authorities ask health sector to keep eye on influenza A (H5N1)
Ho Chi Minh City leaders requested the health watchdog to monitor and detect cases of severe pneumonia caused by the virus at all medical facilities in the city.
Bird flu virus found in three flocks of ducks in Quang Ngai Province
The bird flu virus was found in three flocks of ducks with 2,240 birds in November in the Central Province of Quang Ngai. The provincial Sub-Department of Livestock Production and Veterinary Medicine has instructed people to implement measures to raise livestock and monitor the epidemic promptly.
China grants 2,426 product codes to Vietnamese enterprises
According to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) Decree 248 and Decree 249, Vietnamese enterprises that want to export agricultural products and food to the Chinese market must register and be granted codes for food safety monitoring. By December, China has granted 2,426 product codes to Vietnamese enterprises to export to this market.
About 800,000 people infected with influenza every year: Ministry
According to the Ministry of Health, the country has about 800,000 people infected with influenza every year. Worse, this is one of the respiratory diseases that can become epidemic.
Fraudulent, substandard vaccines, veterinary drugs available on social networks
Counterfeit, poor quality, or smuggled vaccines and veterinary drugs are being sold widely in the market, especially through social networks, threatening the country's livestock sector.
Enterprises concerned about losing export momentum
Total import and export turnover in the first eight months of the year reached US$497 billion, of which export turnover hit $250 billion, up 9.1 percent over the same period last year. However, many enterprises are concerned that technical barriers put up by import markets, combined with a sharp decrease in purchasing power, have had a significant impact on export activities.
Vietnam monitors spread of African swine fever and bird flu
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was asked to closely monitor African swine fever and bird flu, and ensure early detection for preventing the two epidemics from spreading on a large scale.
AHAV proposes merging two departments into one due to difficulties
The Animal Husbandry Association of Vietnam (AHAV) has proposed merging two departments into one due to difficulties.
HCMC making efforts to revive Covid-19 hit tourism
At a meeting with leaders of HCMC People's Committee yesterday, businesses and agencies put forward many solutions to revive the tourism industry of the city which has been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sales of live poultry still rampant in streets in HCMC
Though Ho Chi Minh City authorities have made efforts to curb illegal sales and slaughter of poultry in sidewalks in districts to prevent potential spread of an avian influenza epidemic, the situation has not been improved in the year-end.
PM requests to adopt measures against avian flu
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in his document requested chairpersons in cities and provinces having avian flu to mobilize all sources to curb outbreaks of the disease.
Pork prices remain at high levels
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the amount of imported pork has increased heavily but the prices of pork in the market are still hovering at high levels.
Vietnam takes heed of A/H5N1 prevention
The National Steering Committee for Combating Smuggling, Commercial Fraud and Counterfeit Goods (National Steering Committee No. 389) yesterday warned of the possible spread of avian influenza A(H5N1) from China to Vietnam, adding the high possibility of avian influenza A(H5N1) spread to human.
Localities put on alert for livestock diseases
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on ministries, Government agencies and local authorities nationwide to roll out precautionary measures to stop poultry and cattle diseases.
Avian influenza likely to reoccur in Vietnam
The Ministry of Health warned of reoccurrence of the avian influenza yesterday after the hospitalization of two people in Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi.