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A woman from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has passed away after being diagnosed with COVID-19 about a week earlier. The case was recorded in My Tho City, Tien Giang Province, Tran Thanh Thao, director of the provincial Department of Health confirmed on Tuesday morning. The 61-year-old patient, coded No. 11,793, tested positive for the novel coronavirus on June 15 and was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on June 17. She was treated at Long Dinh COVID-19 treatment hospital in Tien Giang. The patient had a history of type-2 diabetes and hypertension. On Monday morning, the woman had such symptoms as coughing, fatigue, and difficulty breathing so she was transferred to the Tien Giang Field Hospital for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases as her condition worsened. Doctors diagnosed her with respiratory failure, COVID-19, type-2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. Despite their efforts, the patient died later the same day. She will be cremated in accordance with Ministry of Health … [Read more...] about Vietnamese woman dies one week after being diagnosed with COVID-19

Young man dies 39 hours after receiving Covid-19 vaccine The Saigon Times A healthy man in Hanoi has died 39 hours after receiving the first AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shot - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - A 26-year-old male teacher in Dong Anh District, Hanoi has died 39 hours after he was injected with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the city’s Center for Disease Control announced. The man came to the Nam Hong Ward Medical Center at around 8:20 a.m. on June 20 to get the first shot of Covid-19 vaccine. Prior to the inoculation, he received a careful health examination, which showed that he was in good health and eligible for vaccination. He rested for 30 minutes at the medical center after the inoculation and was told to keep a close eye on his health condition after returning home. At 9:55 p.m. on June 21, the local medical center received a phone call from his family saying that he suffered from convulsions. Medics of the Dong Anh District Medical Center came to his … [Read more...] about Young man dies 39 hours after receiving Covid-19 vaccine

Covid-19 infections in HCMC still unabated The Saigon Times Residents have their samples taken for Covid-19 testing. Vietnam had 97 new Covid-19 cases this evening, June 22 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Ministry of Health this evening, June 22, confirmed 88 new locally-infected cases of Covid-19, with 63 recorded in HCMC, sending Vietnam’s Covid-19 tally during the latest coronavirus wave since April 27 to 10,440 cases. In addition, 12 cases were detected in Bac Giang, nine in Bac Ninh, two in Hung Yen and one each in Nghe An and Hanoi. As such, HCMC recorded 138 new domestic infections today, taking the total to 1922, while local transmissions elsewhere have ebbed, with 31 in the biggest hotspot of Bac Giang and 7 in Bac Ninh. Binh Duong also had an upsurge of 33 today. The Ministry of Health also reported nine imported Covid-19 cases, including five in Tra Vinh and two each in Ninh Binh and Kien Giang. Today, 93 patients were announced to have recovered from … [Read more...] about Covid-19 infections in HCMC still unabated

Industrial zones will face great danger if a Covid-19 outbreak spreads within their facilities. Hanoi is taking urgent measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 outbreak in industrial zones and export processing zones. This move, under a dispatch issued by Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngoc Anh on May 12, is conducted after SARS-CoV-2 cases were reported in industrial zones in the capital city’s neighboring provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang. Hanoi is home to 38 industrial zones with hundreds of thousands workers who mostly work in close spaces, come and leave workplaces at the same time and share small boarding houses or dormitory rooms. Hanoi urges to protect industrial zones from Covid-19. Photo: Kinhtedothi.vn “Industrial zones will face great danger if a Covid-19 outbreak spreads within their facilities and Hanoi will likely suffer a huge burden dealing with the consequences,” the mayor noted. Chairman Anh said it’s necessary to … [Read more...] about Hanoi urges to protect industrial zones from Covid-19

The Ministry of Science and Technology has mobilized and provided support for people and businesses to deliver products that contribute a great deal to the country’s successes against the pandemic. The first Vietnam-made Covid-19 vaccine will be tested on eligible volunteers on December 17, Hanoitimes reported. About 150 students from medical and pharmaceutical universities in Hanoi have volunteered to join in a trial for Vietnam-made vaccine of Covid-19. This is one of successful achievements of Vietnamese scientists after the Ministry of Science and Technology mobilized the country’s leading experts, scientists, and enterprises to carry out urgent technological tasks to respond to the pandemic. Vietnamese-made SARS-CoV-2 test kits, manufactured by Military Medical Academy and Viet A Corporation. Photo Vietnam News Agency/Duong Giang In May, they sucessfully manufactured Vietnamese-made SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test kits, cultivate and successfully … [Read more...] about Vietnam made technological strides to fight against COVID-19 pandemic