Infections

Vietnam confirmed an additional 9,362 Covid-19 infections on Monday and 10,528 patients were discharged from hospital following their recovery the same day, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, 9,342 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 36 localities including HCM City (4,134), Binh Duong (3,793), Dong Nai (616), Long An (190), An Giang (131), and Tay Ninh (80). There were 20 imported patients confirmed today. The new infection number showed a decrease of 669 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 4,453 infections found in the community. As of Monday evening, 761,527 infections have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April, with some southern localities recording high infections such as HCM City (375,794), Binh Duong (203,989), Dong Nai (46,283), Long An (31,979), and Tien Giang (13,845). The outbreak has so far spread to 62 out of 63 cities and provinces … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports falling Covid-19 infections on Monday

No new COVID-19 infection was detected in Hanoi from 12:00 pm on Saturday to 12:00 pm on Sunday, a record that has not been seen since July 5. According to an announcement from the Hanoi Department of Health at noon on Sunday, the capital city had not seen any new case from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm Sunday, which marks 24 consecutive hours of zero new infections. As of Sunday morning, Hanoi health officials had administered over 6.7 million COVID-19 jabs to residents, with nearly 950,000 being follow-up doses. As the COVID-19 epidemic has been brought under control, Hanoi has resumed numerous services after two months of suspension, including providers and sellers of essential goods, barbershops and hair salons, banks, and post and telecommunications service providers. However, local authorities still ban public gatherings of 10 people and more as well as meetings and events attended by more than 20 people in a room, except essential cases subject to strict epidemic prevention … [Read more...] about Hanoi reports no new COVID-19 case in 24 hours, first time in over two months

The downward trend in new COVID-19 infections and a high ratio of vaccination have been among good signals creating the momentum for Ho Chi Minh City to reopen its economy after September 30 as planned. According to the city Department of Health, as of September 26 morning, 9.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been injected, with 6.8 million people, or 94.5 percent of local residents over 18 years old receiving the first shots and 2.6 million others getting full two shots. Meanwhile, the ratio of new infections in red and orange zones detected through mass testing has declined from 3.7 percent to 1.1 percent after six testing drives. In the seventh testing drive from September 20, the ratio was 0.3 percent. Defining health care strategy as one of key factor for the re-opening plan, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Vice Director of the city Health Department said after vaccination reaches full coverage, the city will focus on managing COVID-19 patients in the community, … [Read more...] about HCM City prepares for reopening after September 30

Preparation, communication, and execution will be key for the success of any tourism revival efforts in Vietnam, according to foreign experts. The northern province of Quang Ninh has reopened its door to domestic visitors after 84 days without any new locally Covid-19 infected cases. The move is seen as a start marking the recovery of the country's tourism service after Quang Ninh Province has completed the delivery of the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine to all the residents while preparing the second jab program, which will be conducted soon. It will also be a steppingstone to helping the country welcome visitors from foreign countries in the future. According to Secretary of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Ky, the province has planned to welcome back domestic visitors from other localities without reporting local transmissions within 14 days, in the last two months of this year. They are required to be fully vaccinated and take PCR tests 48 hours … [Read more...] about Vietnam to gradually reopen tourism

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