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Thailand sees decrease in number of new COVID-19 cases

April 19, 2021 by en.vietnamplus.vn

Health workers take sample for COVID-19 swab tests (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand reported 1,390 new coronavirus cases on April 19, slowing from six consecutive days of record highs.

The new cases took the country’s total count to 43,742, with 104 deaths.

Thai Minister of Education Treenuch Thienthong said the opening of a new academic year slated for next month may be deferred to June.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior announced that 47 out of 77 provinces require those who come from other regions to stay in quarantine for 14 days.

Also on April 19, Malaysian Minister of Health Adham Baba said the country started the second phase of the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) in the nine states of Kedah, Melaka, Penang, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu, Negri Sembilan and Perlis, along with Labuan federal territory.

As of April 17, nearly 40 percent of the country’s population, or about 8.95 million people, had registered for the NIP, more than 439,280 of them received two full shots in the first phase.

The third phase involving adults aged 18 and above is scheduled for May.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia is on the rise. On April 18, the country logged 2,195 new cases and eight fatalities, raising the count to 375,054 and 1,378, respectively./.

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Ministry of Health sets up five inspection teams for COVID-19 control in southwest

April 19, 2021 by vietnamnews.vn

On April 18, a team led by Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long travelled to Kiên Giang Province to check COVID-19 prevention and control measures including vaccinations. VNA/VNS Photo. Hồng Đạt

HCM CITY — The Ministry of Health has set up five inspection teams for COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including vaccinations, in the southwest from April 18-30.

The teams will visit Cần Thơ and the provinces of Kiên Giang, Vĩnh Long, Đồng Tháp, Long An, An Giang, Tiền Giang, Bến Tre, Trà Vinh, Hậu Giang, Bạc Liêu, Cà Mau and Sóc Trăng.

On April 18, a team led by Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long travelled to Kiên Giang Province to meet the local Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control and checked activity at the international border gate and stations, quarantine areas, and a health centre in Hà Tiên city.

Speaking at the meeting, Hà Văn Phúc, head of the province’s Department of Health, said that COVID-19 prevention and control at the border has been very stressful because neighbouring countries are seeing an increase in cases.

The province is at high risk of community transmission, Phúc said.

The control of migration through trails, border crossings and the sea is difficult, he added.

The province has already found 142 illegal immigrants.

The working conditions for soldiers at border stations are also difficult as they have to ensure strict control of migrants via the border and sea, he said.

All COVID-19 patients who enter the province are brought to Hà Tiên District Health Centre for treatment, he said, adding that the centre is small and can treat only 30 patients.

Phúc said the ministry should allow the province to set up a field hospital. The next day, on April 19, Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City sent a team including 13 medical officials to the province to help set up the field hospital and COVID-19 prevention and control activities.

The province has three COVID-19 testing machines with the maximum capacity of 600 samples per day, but this number does not ensure rapid tracing as the ministry has required, he added.

Phúc said the ministry should give priority to providing two more real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction machines and other items related to COVID-19 tests.

Moreover, the province needs 20,000 rapid tests for COVID-19 diagnosis and 10 million pairs of medical gloves.

Phúc also suggested that the ministry should give priority to providing COVID-19 vaccines in the next phase of the national vaccination drive.

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long said that the province should prepare for worst-case scenarios if COVID breaks out again.

Prevention and control of illegal migrants via the border and sea should be strengthened, Long said, adding that communication to encourage local people to become collaborators in COVID-19 prevention and control should be enhanced.

He told the HCM City Pasteur Institute and relevant agencies to help the province upgrade its testing capacity. VNS

COVID-19: One imported case documented on April 19 morning

April 19, 2021 by en.vietnamplus.vn

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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported one imported case of COVID-19 over the past 12 hours to 6am on April 19, bringing the national count to 2,785, according to the Ministry of Health .

The latest patient is a 39-year-old man who returned home from Japan and was sent to quarantine upon his arrival at Da Nang International Airport on April 13.

His test result turned out positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on April 17. The man is being treated at a hospital in central Da Nang city.

As many as 2,475 patients have been given the all-clear so far, while the fatalities remain at 35.

Among the active patients, 11 have tested negative for the virus once, 16 twice and 18 thrice.

A total of 40,150 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are under medical monitoring nationwide, including 531 in hospitals, 24,361 at State-designated quarantine establishment and 15,258 at their residences.

The ministry said an additional 10,415 people in 13 cities and provinces received COVID-19 vaccine shots between April 12-18, bringing the total number of vaccinated people to 79,182./.

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Two Indian men among six new imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam

April 19, 2021 by dtinews.vn

Two Indian men and four Vietnamese people who recently arrived in Vietnam from abroad have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,791, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday evening.

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According to the ministry’s report, the two Indian men aged 31 and 35 recently arrived to work in Ho Chi Minh City and Yen Bai Province. They were sent to quarantine areas upon arrival and are now being treated at local hospitals.

The four Vietnamese patients include three men and a woman aged between 22-67. They recently returned from Japan, Cambodia, South Korea, and the USA to Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Yen and Tay Ninh provinces.

They were sent to quarantine areas upon arrival and are now being treated at local hospitals and healthcare centres.

With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 2,791, including 910 locally-transmitted cases reported since the new outbreak started in Hai Duong on January 28.

As of 6 pm on April 19, a total of 2,475 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.

At present, over 40,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.