Quick SARS-CoV-2 tests conducted in Hanoi's Cau Giay district (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Justone new COVID-19 infection case was reported on April 4 afternoon, bringing thetotal number in the country to 240.
The 240th patient is a 29-year-old Vietnamesewoman from Luc Nam district in the northernprovince of Bac Giangwho lived andworked inBangkok, Thailand.
On March 19, she joined a partyin Thailand with the family of the 166thpatient – a 25-year-old woman also from Bac Giang province.
On March 20, she returned to Hanoi on flightVN618, seat 28B from Bangkok and was sent to a concentrated quarantine camp in Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province upon arrival.
She developed a fever on March 31 and testedpositive to SARS-CoV-2 on April 1 at Ninh Binh province’s General Hospital.
Her six roommates at the quarantine camp alltested negative for the virus on the same day.
On March 30, health officials in the centralprovince of Quang Binhisolated eight people who had been in close contact with the 166th patient whenthey were in Thailand.
As of April 4 afternoon, Vietnam hassuccessfully treated 90 COVID-19 patients.
The number of suspected infections was 3,736,down 935 cases compared to April 3.
The healthcare sector also urged localities totrace all people who had come in contact with the 237th patient – a Swedish manwho was confirmed infected with COVID-19 on April 1 afterbeing hospitalised following an accident./.
Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasised the importance of international cooperation in the COVID-19 fight during the third phone talks with leaders of the ministries of foreign affairs of the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), India, Australia and New Zealand on April 3.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to raise the sense of responsibility and keep staying in the host countries to fulfill all assigned tasks amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two new COVID-19 infection cases, including one relating to Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital, were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on April 4 morning, raising the total number of patients nationwide to 239.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued an urgent notice to trace all people in close contact with the 237th COVID-19 patient, a 64-year-old Swedish man, who was reported infected with the coronavirus on April 1 after being hospitalised for a accident.
The Government Office on late April 3 issued a document detailing the instructions on the implementation of the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 regarding a 14-day nationwide stay-at-home order and social distancing measures starting April 1 to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Five more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from Cu Chi acute respiratory hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang Hospital on April 4, bringing the total number of patients given the all-clear in Vietnam to 90.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Trinh Minh Manh said on April 3 that the embassy gives the top priority to supporting Vietnamese citizens, with the aim of protecting their health and lives, legitimate rights and interests, amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu has sent a letter to call for the community's greater efforts to effectively prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure enough blood for emergencies and medical treatment.
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Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has signed a decision to set up 62 posts and stations for COVID-19 prevention and control throughout the city.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on October 21 that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a contagious, bacterial disease that may eventually lead to blindness.
The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has called for proactive measures to detect and prevent the entry of Marburg virus disease, a highly contagious Ebola-like virus, into Vietnam.
Hanoi commenced a measles vaccination campaign at health stations in the districts of Long Bien, Phu Xuyen, Phuc Tho, Thuong Tin, Dong Anh, Hoai Duc and Thach That and Son Tay township on October 14.
The Hanoi Children’s Hospital, the first of its kind in the capital city, was inaugurated on October 9 on the occasion of the city’s 70th anniversary of Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2024).
A miracle has occurred at Viet Duc University Hospital in Hanoi as doctors successfully performed a simultaneous heart-liver transplant on a 41-year-old patient in critical condition with severe organ failure, the first time ever performed in Vietnam.
The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) and Sanofi on October 8 signed a document guiding the cooperation in manufacturing some vaccines of the French pharmaceutical group in the Southeast Asian country.
On September 26 and 27, Takeda, a global biopharmaceutical company, hosted a series of scientific symposia in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi, in collaboration with the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam Association of Prevention Medicine (VAPM) in Hanoi.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is set to launch a project on enhancing professional capacities, transferring technology, and developing a network of satellite hospitals for 2025-2030 period.
The Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam said over the past years, his government has passed many ODA projects on technical assistance, human resources training, and building hospitals in Vietnam.
Up to 95% of children aged 1-5 in Hanoi are expected to be vaccinated against measles and rubella (MR) this year, according to a plan recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee.
The Medical Services Administration (MSA) under the Ministry of Health along with Family Health International (FHI 360) will work together on a project to control antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on September 18 signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening cooperation in enhancing the health and quality of life of migrants, and supporting them in accessing national health systems and policies.
The third “Light up Vietnam’s smile” programme, which provides free surgeries for people with cleft lip and palate , is open for registration until October 30.
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The Vietnam International Medical Exhibition - Pharmedi Vietnam 2024, the largest healthcare industry event of Vietnam, opened on September 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Hanoi Department of Health has asked the city's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to coordinate with Noi Bai International Airport and relevant units to increase monitoring to promptly detect suspected monkeypox cases at the airport and border gates, especially those returning from countries where the disease is currently spreading.
The network of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts, the Vietnamese youths and students association, and the group of Vietnamese doctors and physicians in the Czech Republic have coordinated to offer free health check-ups and consultancy to the Vietnamese community in the country.