HCMC records first case of monkeypox
This morning, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Associate Professor Tang Chi Thuong said that the city health sector has recorded the first case of monkeypox.
Ministry sets up inspection teams after detecting first monkeypox case in HCMC
According to Dr. Nguyen Luong Tam, Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, after detecting the first case of monkeypox in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health decided to set up six inspection teams in six localities.
MoH takes action after first monkeypox case recorded in Vietnam
The Ministry of Health (MoH), on the afternoon of October 3, announced the first case of monkeypox in Vietnam recorded in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam’s first monkeypox patient completely cured
Amid the growing concerns over monkeypox, a Vietnamese woman who was Vietnam's first patient infected with the virus, has recovered from the disease. The 35-year old was being treated at Ho Chi Minh City-based Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
Binh Duong, Dong Nai convene emergency meeting monkeypox outbreaks
The health authorities in the southern provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai convened emergency meetings in relation to the current outbreak of the monkeypox virus.
Border gates asked to be strictly controlled to prevent monkeypox outbreak
The Ministry of Health asked the Peoples’ Committee of provinces and cities to delegate the health departments and relevant units to impose strict inspections on arrivals at border gates to identify suspected cases of monkeypox.
Singapore detects first case of rare monkeypox
Singaporean Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on May 9 that it has detected the first case of monkeypox, with the patient identified as a 38-year-old Nigerian who arrived in Singapore in late last month.