Vietnam covid 19

The aid to Vietnam is part of an initial investment of nearly $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian assistance to help up to 64 countries and territories most-at-risk of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has infected over 785,000 and killed over 37,800 worldwide. … [Read more...] about US to pump $3 mln into Vietnam Covid-19 fight

The 197th patient is a 41-year-old Vietnamese man living in Thanh Hà Residental Area, Thanh Oai District, Hà Nội. On March 12, he had an examination at the hospital’s Centre of Tropical Diseases and had a COVID-19 test taken on Sunday after several positive cases were discovered at the hospital. … [Read more...] about Nine more COVID-19 infections confirmed, eight connected to Bạch Mai Hospital

There have been at least 13 cases linked to the Buddha Bar in HCMC's expat precinct in District 2's Thao Dien Ward, and 33 cases linked to the Bach Mai Hospital and its partner Truong Sinh Company. The hospital, one of Vietnam's largest, has been locked down since Saturday. … [Read more...] about HCMC to let Covid-19 doctors rest in hotels

Geneva (VNA) - "Vietnam shows how you can contain COVID-19 with limited resources" is the title of an article by senior writer Sean Fleming published on the World Economic Forum (WEF) website on March 30.    Fleming started the article highlighting that Vietnam has had no fatalities as a result of the global pandemic, which “has brought many developed countries’ healthcare systems to a breaking point”.   "Vietnam has instead stood out as a beacon of how to do more with less," he affirmed.   “By focusing on measures that are within its control, the country has won praise from the international community.”   On February 1, Vietnam kicked off a series of initiatives to tackle the spread of COVID-19. It suspended all flights to and from China and also decided to keep schools closed after the traditional Lunar New Year holidays.    Two weeks later, a 21-day quarantine was imposed in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, … [Read more...] about WEF speaks highly of Vietnam’s COVID-19 containment

"Patient 211," 23, lives at Chua Lang Street, Lang Thuong Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi and studies in the U.S. On March 20, she returned to Vietnam after transiting in Abu Dhabi and Bangkok and was sent to a quarantine camp in Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam. Her test results came back positive four days later. Now she is receiving treatment at Ninh Binh General Hospital. … [Read more...] about Five new cases bring Vietnam’s Covid-19 count to 212