Vietnam will receive the technology to produce Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine from Russia According to Nguyen Ngo Quang, deputy head of the agency, Vabiotech and Advanced International JSC (AIC) and Japan’s Shionogi signed an agreement on COVID-19 vaccine production. The vaccine technology to be transferred is Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein (BaculovirusExpression Vector System). Currently, the sides signed the non-disclosure agreement to access documents on the vaccine and the underlying technology. Earlier on May 7, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long issued Decision No.2301/QD-BYT on the establishment of a steering committee for COVID-19 vaccine research and production technology transfer. For the technology transfer between AIC and Shionogi, the MoH signed the cooperation agreement and is preparing to carry out the third phase of clinical trials in Vietnam and completing the procedures for technology transfer. As planned, in June 2022, all the necessary works will be …
Vietnam inks deal with Japan to produce Covid-19 vaccines
Vietnam has signed three deals on vaccine tech transfer with partners from Japan, Russia, and the US. Vietnamese Vaccine and Biological Production Company No.1 (VABIOTECH) and AIC Group JSC have signed a contract with Japanese Shionogi & Co., Ltd to produce Covid-19 vaccines based on recombinant DNA protein technology. Inside a plant producing Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: Kinh Te Do Thi Under the deal, which was subject to a confidentiality agreement, local partners will produce recombinant protein-based vaccines, according to the Ministry of Health. The vaccine rollout is expected to take place in June 2022. According to Osaka-based pharmaceutical firm Shionogi, the recombinant protein vaccine contains the target antigen protein manufactured based on the genetic information of the virus. The vaccine is manufactured based on established technology and several vaccines such as influenza prophylactic vaccine utilizing Baculovirus Expression …
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Malaysia forecasts peak of COVID-19 in mid-September
A man gets a shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Selangor state of Malaysia on July 21 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysia's daily COVID-19 cases rose to 16,117 on July 27, the second highest daily figure, but the pandemic in the country will yet to peak until mid-September, an official said. Malaysia is predicted to peak in mid-September with 24,000 cases a day. COVID-19 vaccine is at 75 percent if 100,000 second doses are administered a day. The effectiveness can reach 80 percent by October if 150,000 second doses are injected, he explained. Philippine Department of Health announced 7,186 new cases - the highest since June 13, raising the national tally to 1,562,420, including 27,318 deaths. COVID-19 vaccine doses left in Indonesia, and they were expected to be used up in one month. VNA …
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Over 7,900 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday
6,000 medical workers from all over Việt Nam volunteer to help deal with HCM City's outbreak 5 priority groups allowed to go out in HCM City after 6pm Deputy PM visits HCM City’s 175 Military Hospital Six isolation areas to be established in Hóc Môn District Việt Nam concerned about unequal COVID-19 vaccination among nations An elderly woman in HCM City's District 3 receives her Moderna vaccine shot on Tuesday. The city is carrying out its fifth mass vaccination campaign with nearly 1 million doses since July 22 and is supposed to wrap up in 2-3 weeks. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — There were 7,911 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday, the second highest daily increase since the pandemic first struck last year. The majority of the new infections are in HCM City, which still remains the coronavirus epicentre of Việt Nam. The southern economic hub, which is under enhanced social distancing order and two days into an order …
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Nearly 8,000 more Covid-19 infections confirmed on Tuesday
Vietnam records 7,913 more Covid-19 infections on Tuesday including 6,318 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, raising the total number of patients in the country to 114,260, the Ministry of Health has reported. According to the ministry's report, 7,911 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases most of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 6,318 in Ho Chi Minh City, 303 in Dong Thap, 239 in Dong Nai, 166 in Binh Duong, 144 in Tay Ninh, 75 in Long An, 73 in Vinh Long, 71 in Can Tho, 63 in Tien Giang, 60 in Ben Tre, 60 in Phu Yen, 52 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, 45 in Binh Thuan, 43 in An Giang, 26 in Khanh Hoa, 26 in Danang, 23 in Hanoi, 22 in Soc Trang, 13 in Kien Giang, 13 in Ninh Thuan, 12 in Dak Lak, 11 in Vinh Phuc, 10 in Hau Giang, eight in Binh Dinh, six in Hue, five in Gia Lai, five in Dak Nong, three in Tra Vinh, three in Quang Nam, three in Quang Ngai, two in Kon Tum, two in Lang Son, and one each in Ca …
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Ho Chi Minh City discharges nearly 2,000 COVID-19 patients a day
As many as 1,955 COVID-19 patients were allowed to go home on Monday after successfully completing their treatment at local hospitals, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC). The newly-discharged patients raised the number of recoveries in the city since the disease first emerged in Vietnam in early 2020 to 16,659, a representative of the HCDC said on Tuesday morning. The Ministry of Health documented 2,764 domestic COVID-19 cases, including 1,849 in Ho Chi Minh City, on Tuesday morning. The new infections took the city’s caseload to 68,271, with 304 imported cases, in the fourth virus wave, which erupted in the country on April 27. Medical forces are treating 37,714 patients, including 696 critical ones using ventilators and 13 others being supported by the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), in the metropolis. Fatalities caused by COVID-19 in the city mounted to 698, according to the HCDC's statistics. The municipal authorities are …
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Singapore calls on businesses to “live with COVID-19”
People queue to buy food as takeaway orders, as tables and chairs are cordoned off to prevent people from dining at a hawker food centre in Singapore on May 16. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Singapore (VNA) – Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong has called on businesses to help eligible employees get vaccinated, integrate the use of antigen rapid tests into work processes, and continue flexible work arrangements. Speaking at the parliament on July 26, Gan said these moves were necessary as Singapore transits towards living with the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that safe management measures will be eased, including restrictions on social gatherings and certain events will see higher capacity limits, The Straits Times newspaper reported. businesses that provide in-person services such as gyms and beauty services will see a return in demand, he said. To prepare for this eventuality, Gan said, businesses can encourage and facilitate all medically eligible …
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Three field hospitals shift to receive ‘moderately to severely ill’ COVID-19 patients
The Hoàn Mỹ Thủ Đức International General Hospital in Thủ Đức City will treat COVID-19 patients. Photo courtesy of the hospital HCM CITY — Field hospitals No.1, 6, and 13 in HCM City have been commissioned to receive moderately to severely ill COVID-19 patients transferred from district-level healthcare facilities treating patients with COVID-19. The city’s Department of Health on July 26 made changes to admission and treatment protocols at the three field hospitals after the chairman of the city People’s Committee ordered the health sector to avoid fatalities due to late admission and ensure that all COVID-19 patients have access to healthcare facilities, according to Tăng Chí Thượng, deputy director of the department. There are 14 field hospitals set up in the city. The department has asked other field hospitals to receive all COVID-19 patients who show mild or no symptoms and patients with or without underlying diseases. Field hospitals were asked not to refuse admission …
HCM City sets up four more COVID-19 treatment hospitals with 10,400 beds
A doctor examines asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with underlying medical conditions (Source: VNA). HCM City (VNA) – The authorities of Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam’s biggest pandemic hotspot , on July 27 decided to establish another four COVID-19 treatment hospitals , which together accommodate 10,400 beds. One of them is converted from the Hoc Mon regional general hospital with 700 beds and 610 medical staff. The second, namely the Nguyen Tri Phuong COVID-19 treatment hospital, is located in District 5, having 250 medical staff and offering 200 beds. The third, called the temporary COVID-19 hospital No.11, is located in Thu Duc City, with 950 staff and 5,500 beds. Meanwhile, the temporary COVID-19 hospital No.12, also in Thu Duc City, has 4,000 beds served by 700 staff members. To date, the city has 37 hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients, with their total number of beds amounting to about 55,000. According to the city’s Centre for Disease Control …
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Hanoi medical staff set off to help southern Covid-19 hotspot
For these staff, who have been fighting Covid-19 in many hotspots, this trip is even more special because they know it will be quite long. The hospital’s delegation includes 10 doctors and 25 nurses, who are young and enthusiastic and specialize in emergency and intensive care treatment. The entire team has been fully vaccinated and are equipped with professional knowledge about the treatment of Covid-19 patients. More than 4,000 health workers around the country have been supporting Ho Chi Minh City. As the number of Covid-19 cases in the city continues to rise, however, the Ministry of Health is calling on more doctors, nurses, and medical technicians to help relieve some of the burden on the city’s healthcare system./. VNA …
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