Covid 19 disease

Vietnamese PhD student at Moscow Medical University Truong Thi Tuyet at the exchange (Photo: VNA ) Moscow (VNA) – An experience exchange on treatment and management during the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the introduction of post- COVID-19 recovery model for patients with severe pneumonia was organised at Pletnev hospital, Moscow. Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and other health practitioners, officials of the Embassy of Vietnam in Russia, and academicians of the Russia n Academy of Sciences attended the event. On behalf of the research team , Vietnamese PhD student at Moscow Medical University 2 Truong Thi Tuyet introduced a model of pulmonary rehabilitation utilising three gases including Helium, Hydrogen and Nitric Oxide. According to the report, this breathing support model has shown very positive results in the treatment of patients, helping their lungs recover significantly in a short time. Vietnam has taken interests in the experience …

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Opas Karnkawinpong, Director-General of the Thai Department of Disease Control . (Photo: Bangkok Post) Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai Ministry of Public Health said on July 30 that the country can keep new daily Covid-19 fatalities from reaching 200 with accelerated vaccination and two months of lockdown measures. The ministry’s latest mathematical model shows that without the tight restrictions now in place, new daily COVID-19 cases would exceed 40,000 by September 14 and fatalities would pass 500 a day by September 28, said Opas Karnkawinpong, Director-General of the Department of Disease Control. The current measures took effect in 13 hard-hit provinces including Bangkok on July 20 and are scheduled to end on August 2. Authorities are now considering extending the lockdowns. The department’s analysis looked at the trend in infections and deaths based on one- and two-month lockdowns from July 20. If one month of lockdown measures — people staying home, working from home …

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Indian General Consul Madan Mohan Sethi speaks at the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam (Incham) on July 30 virtually signed a contract with the Viet Gia Medical Equipment JSC on the purchase of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine imported from Germany. The machine will be presented to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, with the aim of facilitating the treatment for severe COVID-19 patients in the city. It will be purchased using the money contributed by the Indian community living and working in HCM City and other southern localities of Vietnam, together with assistance from the Consulate General of India in the southern hub and Incham . At the signing ceremony, Indian General Consul Madan Mohan Sethi underlined that India and Vietnam have a close-knit traditional friendship and always support each other in times of hardship. He voiced his hope that the ECMO machine …

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Doctors at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City treat a patient with COVID-19 (Photo courtesy of the hospital) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Patients with locally acquired COVID-19 showing no symptoms, and with no underlying disease or obesity, will now be under a 14-day home quarantine , according to new guidelines released by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health on July 29. New COVID-19 cases with manageable underlying diseases will also be quarantined at home for 14 days. The new guidelines aim to reduce the overload of COVID-19 patients at healthcare facilities and increase the quality of treatment for COVID-19 patients with moderate and severe symptoms in hospitals. A COVID-19 patient under home quarantine must have a separate room with windows as well as a separate toilet, a trash can with closed lid, and trash bags. Separate rooms are not required if members in a family are all COVID-19 patients. Food and essential supplies must be put on a table placed in …

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4,560 new domestic Covid-19 cases reported The Saigon Times Medical workers take samples from residents in Hanoi City for Covid-19 testing. The Ministry of Health this evening, July 31 reported 4,564 fresh Covid-19 cases, including four imported cases and 4,560 domestic ones in 35 provinces and cities - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Ministry of Health reported 4,564 fresh Covid-19 cases, including four imported cases and 4,560 domestic ones in 35 provinces and cities, this evening, July 31, taking the day’s total number of infections to 8,624. Among the locally-infected cases, HCMC accounted for the most at 1,677, taking the city’s case number today to 4,180. The city’s caseload in the ongoing Covid-19 wave has surpassed 90,000. Binh Duong came second with 1,207 fresh cases, sending its daily spike to 2,075 infections, followed by Long An with 544, Khanh Hoa with 335, Dong Nai with 234 and Dong Thap with 115. The remaining cases were reported in 29 other provinces and …

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The downtown area of Thủ Dầu Một City, Bình Dương Province on July 27, 2021. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Hướng HÀ NỘI — HCM City along with 18 southern provinces and cities will continue to enforce lockdown measures in line with the Government’s Directive 16 for two more weeks, per a dispatch issued by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Saturday. The original lockdown order for the entire southern region with a population of about 35 million people, effective since July 19 , was set to expire on August 1 but the fourth-wave COVID-19 outbreak has shown no signs of letting up. The Prime Minister wants all localities under Directive 16 – which includes measures like the closure of all non-essential businesses, leaving home only for essential goods and services, and suspension of public transport – to strictly abide by the rules and stand ready to roll out more stringent measures if necessary. Most of southern localities, including HCM City, Bình Dương, and Đồng Nai asked people not to …

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Amid the complicated developments of the pandemic, the ministry made the appeal to increase resources for the fight in accordance with Articles 48 and 55 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases and Articles 39 and 53 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment. Chairpersons of municipal and provincial People's Committees will be responsible for directing Health Departments to request private medical establishments to receive and treat COVID-19 patients when requested. They are also required to create favorable conditions for private medical sector in the effort, equip them with medical equipment and provide support for their staff in line with regulations. As of July 30 morning, Vietnam had documented 133,405 COVID-19 infections. Source: VNA …

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To speed up mass vaccinations, Ho Chi Minh City will vaccinate its people after 6pm, even though local people are banned from going out from 6pm to 6am. They will receive a document allowing them to go to a vaccination site. The information was released by Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Phan Van Mai at a press conference on the situation of Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control in the city on July 28. Two vaccination sites will be set up at each ward. Only people 65 and over and those who have underlying illness must be vaccinated at hospitals. Regarding the policy of allowing Covid-19 patients who have mild or no symptoms to be treated at home and the treatment of Covid-19 patients at concentrated centers in districts, Mai said that, because 70-80% of patients have no or mild symptoms and will recover on their own, if all patients are quarantined at concentrated sites, it will be overloaded. Home quarantine will reduce the …

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Prime Minister Phạm Minh speaks at a conference on COVID prevention with the leaders of all 63 provinces and cities on Friday. Photo chinhphu.vn HCM CITY — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has called on cities and provinces to prioritise vaccination of people living in COVID-19 hotspots like HCM City and provinces with a large number of industrial parks. Speaking at a national conference on COVID prevention on Friday (July 30), he said further: “Priority must be given to frontline medical forces, pandemic volunteers, community COVID-19 groups, seniors, people with underlying medical conditions, and those involved in supply chains.” Việt Nam has recorded 141,122 infections as of Saturday noon. The situation remains dire in the south, especially in epicentre HCM City where there are more than 88,000 cases and Bình Dương Province (13,400). The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control will work with the Ministry of Health and specialised agencies to work out …

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