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Health ministry records 82 new domestic coronavirus infections in Ho Chi Minh City

The Ministry of Health documented on Monday 82 additional local coronavirus cases in Ho Chi Minh City, most of whom were direct contacts of infected patients.

The ministry recorded 30 of the infections in the morning, 26 in the afternoon, and 26 in the evening.

Eight cases were traced back to Revival Ekklesia Mission, a Christian congregation based in Go Vap District, which is the largest cluster in the city now, the municipal Center for Disease Control said in a report the same day.

At least 450 infections have been traced to this religious group since April 27, when the fourth COVID-19 wave broke out in Vietnam.

Eleven of the city’s latest cases were related to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, where 55 fully vaccinated employees have caught the virus since the weekend. The hospital has been locked down since Sunday.

Fifty-three were direct contacts of already infected patients while health workers are trying to find the source of infection of the remaining ten.

City authorities decided on Monday to extend the enhanced social distancing measures implemented since May 31 by two weeks given an escalation in transmissions.

Vietnam recorded 266 domestic COVID-19 infections on Monday, according to the health ministry’s data.

Bac Giang Province, the nation’s biggest epicenter, accounted for 121 cases, whereas four were detected in Hanoi, 82 in Ho Chi Minh City, 22 in Ha Tinh Province, 17 in Bac Ninh Province, 14 in Tien Giang Province, four in Binh Duong Province, one in Bac Kan Province, and one in Nghe An Province.

The fourth wave’s tally has reached 7,599 cases logged in 40 out of 63 provinces and cities.

Bac Giang is still leading with 4,166 patients, followed by Bac Ninh with 1,360, Ho Chi Minh City with 871, and Hanoi with 463.

Vietnam has confirmed 10,810 coronavirus patients, including 9,168 local and 1,642 imported cases, since the virus first emerged in the Southeast Asian country on January 23, 2020, according to Ministry of Health statistics.

The ministry announced 238 recoveries and two deaths on Monday, bringing the totals to 4,236 and 61, respectively.

The government has administered 1,498,323 AstraZeneca doses to medical staff and other frontline workers since inoculation was rolled out on March 8.

A total of 55,265 have been given two shots of the vaccine.

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Vietnam records additional 75 domestically-transmitted cases

Vietnam records additional 75 domestically-transmitted cases hinh anh 1 Taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A total of 80 COVID-19 cases, including 75 domestically-transmitted and five imported, were recorded in the past six hours to 6pm on June 14, the Ministry of Health said.

Of the cases, 29 were detected in northern Bac Giang province, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot, 26 in Ho Chi Minh City, 11 in Ha Tinh, eight in Bac Ninh, and one in Nghe An.

The new infections brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam to 10,810, including 9,168 domestic and 1,642 imported. The number of domestic infections since the fourth COVID-19 wave hit the country on April 27 reached 7,598.

As many as 21 provinces and cities have gone through 14 consecutive days without new infections, including Yen Bai, Quang Ngai, Dong Nai, Quang Ninh, Quang Nam, Quang Trị, Thua Thien-Hue, Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Hai Phong, Tay Ninh, Gia Lai, Bac Lieu, Dien Bien, Dak Lak.

A total of 4,236 patients have been successfully treated, while the number of deaths related to the disease was 61.

Among active patients undergoing treatment, 431 have tested negative to coronavirus once, 72 twice and 73 thrice./.

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272 new COVID-19 infections and record-high 238 recoveries seen on Monday

Specialised decontamination vehicles spray disinfectants on Hà Huy Tập Street, Vinh City, the central city of Nghệ An on Monday after a COVID-19 infection case was detected. — VNA/VNS Photo Tá Chuyên

HÀ NỘI — The health ministry on Monday evening confirmed a further 75 new local COVID-19 infections and five imported cases in six localities, bringing the daily increase to 272.

A total of 236 among the 266 new local cases on Monday were detected in quarantine facilities or locked-down areas.

The country’s COVID-19 hotspot, the northern province of Bắc Giang, saw the largest increase with 121 domestic cases connected to known industrial clusters on Monday, followed by HCM City with 82, Hà Tĩnh Province with 22, Bắc Ninh Province with 17 and Tiền Giang Province with 14.

The capital city of Hà Nội saw four new cases, Bắc Kạn Province had one, while the central province of Nghệ An detected the first case during the country’s fourth wave, a 22-year-old woman who is a direct contact of a confirmed patient in Hà Tĩnh Province.

The country has logged 7,523 cases since the beginning of the fourth wave of infections, accounting for the majority of the national caseload of 9,093 domestically transmitted since the beginning of the pandemic last year.

A total of 238 patients were given the all-clear today, the biggest number of recoveries recorded in a single day in Việt Nam to date, pushing the total to 4,236.

The country has recorded 61 COVID-19 related deaths, including two new victims today.

Twenty-one provinces – Yên Bái, Quảng Ngãi, Đồng Nai, Quảng Ninh, Quảng Nam, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên Huế, Nam Định, Hòa Bình, Tuyên Quang, Sơn La, Ninh Bình, Thanh Hóa, Thái Nguyên, Hưng Yên, Hải Phòng, Tây Ninh, Gia Lai, Bạc Liêu, Điện Biên, and Đắk Lắk – have gone 14 days without new infections.

Since April 27, a total of 2,165,826 COVID-19 testing samples have been collected and processed.

COVID-19 standing division in HCM City

Due to the large outbreak in HCM City, the health ministry on Monday announced its decision to establish a standing division for COVID-19 prevention and control in HCM City after the city’s leader announced the extension of social distancing orders .

The division is headed by deputy health minister Nguyễn Trường Sơn, who has just wrapped up his support mission to hotspot province of Bắc Giang.

Sơn will be assisted by three deputy heads from local medical establishments – Director of Chợ Rẫy Hospital Nguyễn Tri Thức; Director of HCM City Pasteur Institute Phan Trọng Lân, and Director of HCM City Institute of Public Health Đặng Văn Chính.

The division aims to support professional activities in responding to the outbreak, patient treatment, testing, quarantine, and communications work in the city and neighbouring localities.

It will also inspect and assist the city’s implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in line with the directions of the Party Secretariat, the Government, the Prime Minister, and the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, as well as professional guidance of the Ministry of Health.

The ministry requested the municipal Department of Health direct relevant agencies and district-level authorities to work with the unit and follow its professional recommendations. — VNS

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Additional 100 local COVID-19 cases reported at noon June 14

Additional 100 local COVID-19 cases reported at noon June 14 hinh anh 1 Taking body temperature of a local worker (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam logged 100 new COVID-19 cases, all domestic ones from 6am to 12pm on June 14, according to the Ministry of Health.

Among the new cases, 69 are in Bac Giang province, 26 in HCM City, four in Hanoi and one in Ha Tinh. Of them, 94 infections were detected in quarantine sites and sealed off areas.

By June 14 noon, Vietnam documented 10,730 COVID-19 cases, including 9,093 local infections and 1,637 imported ones. The number of cases since the fourth wave of the pandemic began on April 27 was 7,523.

Of the patients still under treatment at medical facilities, 434 have tested negative with COVID-19 once, 73 twice and 74 thrice.

The death toll stood at 59 while there were 3,998 recoveries.

In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration)./.

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Vietnam reports 80 new Covid-19 cases

Vietnam reports 80 new Covid-19 cases

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A kid has his nasal swab taken by a medical worker for Covid-19 testing. Experts said that Covid-19 outbreaks in Vietnam’s major hotspots of Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, and Hanoi have been brought under control – PHOTO: VNA

HCMC – The Health Ministry this evening, June 14, reported 80 new Covid-19 cases, including five imported cases in HCMC and Khanh Hoa Province.

Among the 75 domestic infections, HCMC reported 26 cases, Bac Giang had 29 cases, Bac Ninh recorded eight cases, Ha Tinh had 11, and Nghe An had one.

Also in the day, as many as 238 coronavirus patients were declared free of the disease and discharged from hospital.

In related news, experts said that Covid-19 outbreaks in Vietnam’s major hotspots of Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, and Hanoi have been brought under control. Bac Ninh has relaxed anti-virus measures while the capital city of Hanoi is considering allowing a number of non-essential services to reopen.

The northern province of Bac Giang, the coronavirus epicenter during the latest wave, reported 4,137 locally-infected cases as of 12 p.m. today but the number of fresh cases is declining sharply. New Covid-19 patients reported in the province were mainly workers and their relatives that were found in quarantine centers or areas under lockdown, reported VnExpress .

Duong Van Thai, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, said that the province has deployed measures to eradicate the disease before June 21. Thai added that the number of new cases remains high but they are mostly in quarantined places. The community transmission risk would be low.

Further, hundreds of businesses in industrial zones in the province have made preparations to reopen and ensure the implementation of the dual task of fighting the virus and achieving economic growth.

In Bac Ninh, Hoang Minh Duc, deputy head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine, under the Health Ministry, revealed that experts had mapped out a plan easing social distancing and lockdown restriction measures in this northern province.

As for Hanoi, an infection cluster linked to a trader in Dong Anh District has been put under control, even though more cases related to the cluster could be reported in the upcoming days, according to Khong Minh Tuan, deputy director of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control.

Chu Ngoc Anh, chairman of the municipal government, stated that the capital city could relax restrictions on some non-essential services in the coming time, aimed at cushioning the impact of the disease on the life of local residents.

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Localities authorized to decide on social distancing: Minister

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Long said the pandemic has been basically controlled in almost all localities. However, the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang should work harder to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Noting that the COVID-19 situation in Bac Giang is developing complicatedly as infections are mostly workers in industrial parks, he lauded the province’s efforts in COVID-19 testing with more than 200,000 samples tested.

Meanwhile, its neighboring province of Bac Ninh is facing a high risk, the minister said, expressing his hope that with current effective measures, Bac Ninh will well control the situation soon.

Explaining the reason why a massive social distancing has not been applied despite a rise in the number of COVID-19 infections, Long said that the policy will be applied with reasonable scales and methods to ensure the prevention of the pandemic from spreading and avoid affecting socio-economic activities of the localities and people’s lives.

It is the responsibility of local administrations to evaluate the pandemic situation in their localities to make a proper decision, he stressed.

Underscoring the significance of COVID-19 testing, Long said that this time, testing on a large scale is being carried out using more kinds of bio products for faster results.

The Ministry of Health encourages domestic producers of biological products to continue increasing their production, while boosting imports to ensure enough supply for testing, he said.

The minister affirmed that the approach to and methods of conducting COVID-19 testing have been changed to improve the capacity in the field for better pandemic prevention and control.

Source: VNA