Covid 19 vaccine

The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 4,134 cases, Binh Duong with 3,793 cases and Dong Nai with 616 cases. Of the day's tally, 4,453 cases were detected in the community. The health ministry also confirmed 10,528 discharges the same day, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 538,454. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 18,758 with the confirmation of 174 deaths Monday. The average number of new cases in the country for the past seven days has been 10,035 a day while the national death rate over the past week has been 208 a day on average. The country has vaccinated over 39.23 million people with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot. Over 8.2 million have been fully vaccinated. … [Read more...] about Vietnam adds 9,342 cases to Covid-19 tally

Vietnam’s premier has directed relevant agencies to work with their foreign counterparts on reciprocal recognition of COVID-19 immunization certifications, often called 'vaccine passports,' to facilitate travel amid the pandemic. In a recent dispatch, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health to promptly discuss the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certifications with competent authorities of ASEAN countries, EU member states, the U.S., China, Japan, and others. Such reciprocal recognition is important and necessary in the current context when many countries in the world have reopened their economies and brought socio-economic activities back under 'new normal conditions' while continuing to drive back the COVID-19 pandemic, PM Chinh said. 'Vaccine passports,' which may be in paper or electronic form, have been applied by some areas in the country as a means to welcome back international tourists in the coming time. … [Read more...] about Vietnam considers mutual recognition of ‘vaccine passports’ amid COVID-19

Mr. Nen talks to employees of the center (Photo: SGGP) The district Steering Board for Covid-19 Prevention and Control yesterday officially introduced the Command Center for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and Economic Recovery. The center has switchboard 1022 to receive dwellers’ complaints and handle them. The center will participate in an online meeting between District 7's Steering Committee for Epidemic Prevention and Control and agencies in the district. At the launch, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen highly appreciated District 7 for pioneering the pilot implementation of the Command Center for Covid-19 prevention and economic recovery. According to Secretary  Nen, the center is the city’s preparation for the new normal . Mr. Nen said that the most important step in the coming time is disease control. "If you want to be safe, you have to control it", he said. District 7 has controlled the disease based on vaccination, social … [Read more...] about District 7 launches Command Center for Covid-19 prevention, economic recovery

Illustrative image (Photo: AFP/VNA) Singapore (VNA): Singapore reported 1,939 new COVID-19 cases on September 26, a daily record since the start of the pandemic and marking the sixth consecutive day new infections have exceeded the 1,000 mark. Of the new cases, 417 were people above the age of 60. There were also five imported cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in an update released to the media at about 11pm. The same day, the country also recorded two more fatalities, taking the national death toll to 78. There have been 23 deaths in September so far, a new monthly record. The number of deaths tended to increase when Singapore opened on August 10, with a total of 23 cases in September, compared with 18 cases in August. Singapore has mobilized additional personnel from the Singapore Air Force (SAF) and the People's Association (PA) to support patients receiving treatment at home. From September 27, Singapore began to tighten social distancing measures, … [Read more...] about Singapore reports record COVID-19 cases in a day

A QR code to submit health declarations on a stall in Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm District. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hiếu HÀ NỘI — A further 9,362 COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam on Monday, bringing the national tally to 766,051 cases. Another 174 COVID-19 deaths were also announced. The majority of these deaths were in HCM City, with 122 deaths. Total deaths now stand at 18,758. Việt Nam's mortality rate is 0.4 per cent higher than the world’s average, which stands at 2 per cent. The Ministry of Health also announced there are currently more than 4,100 COVID-19 patients considered seriously ill. 29 of these are being treated with ECMO. Of the new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday, 20 were imported while 9,342 cases were locally transmitted – a decrease of 669 cases compared to Sunday. Among the new local infections, HCM City again recorded the highest with 4,134, followed by the southern provinces of Bình Dương (3,793) and Đồng Nai (616). Other cases were found in Long An … [Read more...] about COVID-19 cases and deaths fall on Monday

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is spreading a message among domestic and foreign business community that the country will not let COVID-19 to hold back its pace of development and Vietnam has been and will continue to be the top destination for investors, said Vu Tien Loc , President of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC). Speaking at an online meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh with businesses and localities on September 26 on measures to support them amid COVID-19, Loc, who was President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in the previous tenure, held that the adjustment of COVID-19 response strategy from no COVID-19 to safely and flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling the pandemic is a sound and timely decision. The amendments in vaccine strategy as well as efforts to increase supply and speed up injection speed as well as the definition of prioritised groups have brought about … [Read more...] about Vietnam not let COVID-19 hold back its pace: former VCCI leader