Vietnam’s testing capacity now was 1.7 times higher than during last year’s Danang outbreak, or the country's second wave. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Ministry of Health and localities to urgently map out plans to deal with a scenario of 30,000 people infected with the novel coronavirus. The deputy PM emphasized at a working session with the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control on May 11 that with the highly contagious UK and Indian variants of Covid-19 detected in Vietnam, testing must be considered as one of the most important tasks in the fight against the pandemic. The country reported 125 locally-acquired infections on May 10, the highest daily spike since the fourth wave began late April and since the pandemic broke out earlier last year. The Indian variant, present in various clusters in the current outbreaks, was more transmissible and can spread quickly through the air, especially in closed spaces, Dam said, adding that … [Read more...] about Testing – a key “weapon” for worst scenario of 30,000 Covid-19 cases in Vietnam
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Northern, Central regions experiencing extreme hot weather
Many street vendors in Hanoi reported they have had to go out earlier than usual to sell their merchant in order to avoid such an unbearable heat these days. When on street, they must wear several layers to protect their skin and prepare towels to continuously swipe sweat pouring down from their face and neck. Most residents in Hanoi evade this heat by staying indoors during midday. In some medical institutes like Bach Mai Hospital, Saint Paul Hospital, National Geriatric Hospital, Vietnam National Children Hospital, the quantity of people coming for heat-related diseases (cerebrovascular accident, heatstroke, high blood pressure, respiratory inflammation, bronchitis, diarrhea, dermatitis) has seen a significant rise. Doctors warn that long-term heat waves are an ideal condition for the bloom of many harmful bacteria, viruses, insects. The most vulnerable subjects in this harsh weather are children and the senior. Vietnam Electricity Corp. (EVN) and the National Load Dispatch … [Read more...] about Northern, Central regions experiencing extreme hot weather
JICA intensifies collaboration with Vietnam in several fields in FY2021
JICA's chief representative in Vietnam Shimizu Akira (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA ) plans to focus on health, public investment and human resource development in its activities in Vietnam in fiscal year 2021, which began on April 1, JICA's chief representative in Vietnam Shimizu Akira has confirmed. According to Shimizu, in recent years, Vietnam has been among the countries that register the most successful cooperation with JICA in the health field, reflected in the projects to upgrade Bach Mai hospital in Hanoi and Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, along with stepping up the implementation of preventive measures against infectious diseases. JICA also offered assistance in improving the testing capacity of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City, as well as providing medical supplies for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Appreciating the country’s … [Read more...] about JICA intensifies collaboration with Vietnam in several fields in FY2021
Geleximco, ABBANK donate more than $868,000 to COVID vaccine fund
Top executives of Geleximco Group, ABBANK and other companies are honoured for their contributions to the fight against COVID-19 by Ha Noi leaders last Saturday. — Photo courtesy of the bank Geleximco Group Joint Stock Company and An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank donated VND20 billion (over US$868,000) to the national COVID-19 vaccine fund in Ha Noi last Saturday. Nguyen Thi Huong, deputy general director of ABBANK, said: “We have all witnessed how the COVID-19 epidemic not only wreaks havoc on people's health but also weakens the global economy. “This is a time when we all have to join hands, share and support each other to get through this difficult time together. Support from big businesses is important and necessary at this time.” Last year ABBANK had donated VND3 billion (more than $130,000) to the HCM City Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee to buy COVID-19 test kits, VND2 billion ($86,800) to Bach Mai Hospital and VND200 million to Da Nang City’s fund for the fight … [Read more...] about Geleximco, ABBANK donate more than $868,000 to COVID vaccine fund