Vietnam covid 19

Hanoi (VNA) – A third COVID-19 vaccine developed by Vietnam is scheduled to be tested on humans at the end of March, the Ministry of Health said on January 19. The vaccine is developed by Vaccine and Biological Production No. 1 (VABIOTECH). It is one of the four companies that are developing COVID-19 vaccines in Vietnam, along with the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC), the Centre for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals (POLYVAC), and Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (NANOGEN). Nanocovax by NANOGEN is Vietnam’s first candidate vaccine against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to reach the human trial stage. The highest dose, 75mcg, of Nanocovax was given to three volunteers in Hanoi on January 12. The Nha Trang-based IVAC has also been authorised to carry out human clinical tests for its Covivac. According to Associate Professor Dr Chu Van Men, Director of the Military Medical University’s Centre for Clinical Trials and … [Read more...] about Human trials of third homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to begin in March

The Department of Public Security in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on Tuesday initiated legal proceedings against L.Th.T., 33., who is Vietnam’s COVID-19 patient No. 1,440, for “spreading dangerous infectious disease to others,” according to Article 240 of the Penal Code. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese border jumper investigated over spread of COVID-19

Vinh Long (VNA) - Police in the Mekong Delta Province of Vinh Long announced on January 19 that they have launched legal proceedings against COVID-19 Patient No.1,440 for having illegally entered the country while carrying the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 late last year. The 33-year-old man, whose name was given as L.T.T., was charged for the crime of “spreading dangerous contagious diseases for humans,” according to Col. Huynh Thanh Mong, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Public Security. However, T. was still being treated for COVID-19 so the investigation is facing a number of difficulties, Mong said. On the morning of December 24, T. – originally from Nhon Phu commune, Mang Thit district, Vinh Long province – crossed into Vietnam via the Cambodia-Vietnam land border at a river area identified near An Phu district, An Giang province, then boarded a car with five other illegal entrants – three of which were later confirmed … [Read more...] about COVID-19 patient charged with ‘spreading dangerous disease’

The meeting was attended by doctors at Bach Mai Hospital, National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Da Nang Hospital, Da Nang Hospital for Lung Diseases, and Quang Nam Central General Hospital.  … [Read more...] about Vietnamese doctors join teleconference to discuss treatment for seriously ill COVID-19 patient

Malaysia reported 3,631 new infections on January 19, the second highest daily number since the pandemic broke out in the Southeast Asian country. Selangor continues to log the most of the new cases with 1,199, followed by Sabah (526) and Kuala Lumpur (521)./.  … [Read more...] about Malaysia re-imposes nationwide lockdown to curb COVID-19’s surge