Phases in clinical trials

No cases of vaccine-associated blood clots reported in Vietnam

April 20, 2021 by sggpnews.org.vn

The Minister of Health has just decided to establish the Steering Committee for the safety of people after Covid-19 immunization comprising of leaders of the Ministry of Health, leaders of relevant departments including departments under the Ministry of Health, leading experts in the fields of immunization, infectiousness, emergency resuscitation, active resuscitation, hematology, cardiology, neurology who will screen and treat people suffering allergic reactions happening within 4 hours of getting vaccinated.

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According to the Ministry of Health, treatment of unusual vaccine-associated blood clots after Covid-19 vaccination is the same as normal coagulation disorders. At present, the Covid-19 vaccination groups of scientists and medical workers have outlined the treatment approaches for blood clots with low platelets after vaccination.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Dao Xuan Co, Deputy Director of Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital, General Secretary of the Vietnam National Association of Emergency, Intensive Care medicine and Clinical Toxicology, said treatment of coagulation disorder after vaccination against Covid-19, an extremely rare reaction, is like common blood clotting disorders.

The Ministry of Health has deployed the remote medical examination and treatment system (Telehealth) to 1,500 locations in 63 provinces and cities nationwide; therefore, leading experts can instruct grass-root medical facilities to cure people suffering from the disorder.

By Thanh An – Translated by Dan Thuy

Ministry of Health sets up 5 inspection teams for COVID-19 control in southwest

April 20, 2021 by sggpnews.org.vn

The teams will visit Can Tho and the provinces of Kien Giang, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Long An, An Giang, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau and Soc Trang.

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

On April 18, a team led by Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long travelled to Kien 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 center in Ha Tien city.

Speaking at the meeting, Ha Van Phuc, 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, Phuc 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 Ha Tien District Health Center for treatment, he said, adding that the center is small and can treat only 30 patients.

Phuc said the ministry should allow the province to set up a field hospital. The next day, on April 19, Cho Ray 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.

Phuc 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.

Phuc 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 Nguyen 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.

Work on Long Thanh airport passenger terminal to start in 2022

April 20, 2021 by hanoitimes.vn

Dong Nai has been mapping out resettlement scheme to move people out of the project area.

Construction of the Long Thanh airport passenger terminal will kick off in early 2022.

The information was released by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) at the meeting with the Ministry of Transport on April 19. ACV, the investor of the phase-one Long Thanh airport project, is conducting removal of unexploded ordnance and erect fence until September.

Perspective of the Long Thanh international airport project. Photo: ACV

The ACV has proposed leaders of the southern province of Dong Nai to continue keeping watch of the ground during the execution of the project.

Addressing the meeting, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan said that the Long Thanh airport is a breakthrough project of the transport industry in the 2021-25 period. Therefore, the related sides should ensure the disbursement progress of the project.

He required to draw up appropriate compensation, support and resettlement policies. “The building of airport fence should avoid flooding and blocking roads,” Tuan said.

Cao Tien Dung, Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee, said the province is carrying out site clearance and it is expected that the entire 5,000ha area will be handed over to the investor in June. Dong Nai is mapping out resettlement scheme to move people out of the project area.

In January, the construction of the first phase of the Long Thanh Airport was kicked off, with an estimated investment of more than VND109 trillion (US$4.6 billion).

The 5,500-ha airport will be built in three phases and is expected to have four runways and four passenger terminals to ensure a capacity of 100 million passengers and five million tons of cargo per year by 2040. Once fully operational, it will become a major international aviation hub in the region.

My Thuy 3 Bridge project to be completed next month

April 20, 2021 by english.thesaigontimes.vn

My Thuy 3 Bridge project to be completed next month

The Saigon Times

A view of the construction site of the My Thuy 3 Bridge project in HCMC’s Thu Duc City. Work on the project will be completed by mid-May – PHOTO: PLO

HCMC – The My Thuy 3 Bridge project, part of the second phase of the My Thuy Intersection project in HCMC’s Thu Duc City, will be completed by mid-May after a year of construction, according to the HCMC Management Board of Investment and Construction of Traffic Projects.

The project, once in place, will help reduce traffic congestion on Dong Van Cong Street as well as in the Cat Lai Port area, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported.

The final works are being completed and a lighting system will be installed along the bridge in the coming weeks.

My Thuy 3 Bridge, which is located on Dong Van Cong Street leading to Cat Lai Port in Thu Duc City, has a length of 75 meters and six lanes. An approach road to the bridge is 250 meters long.

The project, together with the My Thuy 1 and 2 bridges, will have a total width of 60 meters and include 10 lanes for cars and two lanes for motorbikes. At present, each bridge has only two lanes for cars and one lane for motorbikes.

The My Thuy Intersection project requires an investment of over VND1.4 trillion, including nearly VND1.1 trillion for construction. At present, many items of the project have yet to be developed due to slow site clearance.

Stock market uptrend continues

April 20, 2021 by english.thesaigontimes.vn

Stock market uptrend continues

The Saigon Times

A man is seen talking on his phone while watching stock prices at a securities company. The local stock market extended rally today, April 20 – PHOTO: VNA

HCMC – Profit-taking pressure on several bluechips caused the main VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange to waver for a while, but the index managed to bounce back and maintain its winning streak thanks to the support of lender VCB, housing developer VHM, and dairy firm VNM today, April 20.

The benchmark index entered the afternoon phase in a bullish mood and stayed above 1,285 points, or rising by 25 points against its reference price, before slipping quickly due to increased profit-taking.

Closing the session, the VN-Index added 7.7 points, or 0.61% over the session earlier at 1,268.28, with 187 stocks rising and 227 others inching down. More than 843 million shares worth over VND23 trillion were transacted on the southern bourse, up 3% in volume and 16% in value compared to the previous session. Of the total value, shares traded in put-through deals accounted for some VND1.9 trillion.

The VN30 basket saw 14 winners, 15 losers, and one stock closing unchanged, which was lender MBB. Among strong gainers, real estate company PDR, lender VCB, housing developer VHM, mobile phone retailer MWG, dairy firm VNM, and realty firm KDH soared 3.2-4.6%. Besides this, low-cost carrier VJC, gas firm GAS, and insurer BVH added around 1%.

Regarding decliners in the basket, financial service provider TCH was the poorest performer but it only shed 2.6%. Sugar maker SBT, brokerage SSI, lender TPB also edged down around 2%. Largecaps such as VIC, HPG, TCB, NVL, CTG, and MSN fell around 1%.

Among speculative stocks, real estate corporation HQC lost 1.9% and led the southern bourse by liquidity with over 48 million shares traded, followed by construction firm ROS with nearly 44 million shares. QBS, TNI, HAX, and HMC also staged outstanding performance as they hit their upper limits.

On the northern bourse, the HNX-Index was volatile before reversing course to end higher, adding 0.73 points, or 0.25% versus the previous session to finish at 296.48, with 57 gainers and 84 decliners.

Lender SHB stole the limelight on the Hanoi market as it increased 2.6% and was the most actively traded stock on this bourse with over 30.44 million shares transacted.