Officials putting a part of Hùng Sơn town, Lâm Thao district in quarantine. — VNA/VNS Photo PHÚ THỌ — Authorities of Phú Thọ Province have recorded 38 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the province from October 13 to 92, according to the provincial Department of Health. The initial infection source has not been discovered. To combat the outbreak, Phú Thọ province has enacted a wide-scale testing programme. 1,000 medical workers from 12 medical facilities were mobilised to test people in the areas of Việt Trì City, Lâm Thao and Phù Ninh districts, discovering 112 suspected cases. All suspected cases are subjected to quarantine at home, while they await their RT-PCR test results. The province ordered related authorities to move all new cases to the province’s field hospitals, as well as enacting temporary lockdowns and quick tests for related areas. According to a new document published on October 17 by Phú Thọ province on preventing COVID-19 …
Vietnam records 3,193 new COVID-19 cases
Taking sample for COVID-19 testing. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam on October 17 reported 3,193 new infections of COVID-19, including 18 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health. The figure is 36 cases lower than the previous day. HCM City detected the highest number of infections with 1,059, followed by Binh Duong province with 537 and Dong Nai province with 517. The national tally now stands at 864,053, including 859,372 cases recorded since the fourth coronavirus wave hit the country in late April. The Ministry of Health also reported that 3,413 patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 473 requiring invasive ventilation and 21 on life support (ECMO). On the same day, the country saw 63 deaths from the disease. The death toll now hits 21,194. A further 1,340 patients were given the all-clear on the day, taking the total recoveries to 791,844. By October 16, the country had injected nearly 61.92 million doses of …
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Phu Tho faces new Covid-19 outbreak
A new Covid-19 outbreak is spreading fast in the northern province of Phu Tho. Health workers take samples for Covid-19 testing in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province Phu Tho authorities have reported 38 more Covid-19 infections on Monday morning, raising the total number of patients confirmed over the past five days to 92. Another 122 suspicious cases are awaiting further testing. The outbreak was mostly reported in Viet Tri City, and two districts of Phu Ninh and Lam Thao. Several areas have been locked down and over 800 people have been sent to quarantine after having come into close contact with the patients. The local healthcare department is speeding up testing activities at locked-down areas. More than 32,500 samples have been taken in the past 24 hours. According to Phu Tho Provincial Health Department, most of the patients are primary and secondary students in Phu Ninh District. "All of the cases were found in the community and the …
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HCM City contains outbreak, ready to enter “new normal” phase
Nguyễn Thị Lệ, chairwoman of the People’s Council, speaks at the opening session of the two-day People’s Council meeting on Monday in HCM City. Photo hcmcpv.org.vn HCM CITY — HCM City authorities have announced that the country’s pandemic hotspot has contained its largest-ever COVID outbreak and is ready to reopen the economy, Nguyễn Thị Lệ, chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council, said at a meeting on Monday. Speaking at the opening session of the third People’s Council meeting, Lệ said: “Today I officially announce all 21 districts and Thủ Đức city have been able to control the outbreak, and are ready to enter the ‘new normal’ phase of the reopening.” Lệ attributed the pandemic prevention achievements to the combined efforts of both the people and city government. The achievements, however, have come at a high cost as the city has not met its economic targets, she said, referring to the socio-economic situation in the first nine months. “Prolonged lockdown measures …
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Local administrations should avoid measures contrary to Government’s COVID-19 adaptation plan: Health ministry
A woman walks past a panel in Hà Nội on Sunday advising people to wear masks to protect themselves, their family and the society against COVID-19. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Deputy health minister Đỗ Xuân Tuyên urged local administrations to not set policies that go against the spirit and letter of the Government’s Resolution 128 , released last week on the national plan to live with COVID-19. He made the remarks on Monday's roundtable held by the Việt Nam Government Portal on the temporary national framework on COVID-19 response, as public and businesses’ frustration grows with varied regulations from different localities to deal with the severe and persistent fourth wave of COVID-19. Tuyên reiterated that the fourth wave has changed Việt Nam’s approach from total elimination of COVID-19 to living safely with the disease while promoting socio-economic development. However, he noted that we still need to detect cases and localise locked-down areas to the …
Schools in northern Vietnam closed as COVID-19 cluster found among students
Leaders of Phu Tho Province in northern Vietnam shuttered several K-12 schools last weekend after 47 local students were found infected with COVID-19. The direction was confirmed by Nguyen Van Manh, director of the Phu Tho Department of Education and Training, during an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Sunday. The education authority plans to close in-person classes for one week so that officers can perform COVID-19 screening and outline high-risk areas related to infections. After this phase, the department will consider resuming school operations or switching to online classes based on the real situations. The education department allowed several schools in Viet Tri City and Lam Thao District to halt classes from Saturday to monitor and report individuals that had come into contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients, according to Manh. On the weekend, Phu Tho’s medical forces were put on full alert as they detected six new COVID-19 infections from the …
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Many countries support ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar
They said a peaceful and non-violent resolution of the crisis and return to democracy is a matter of urgency. Several countries have issued a joint statement of support for ASEAN’s special envoy to Myanmar, which was appointed in early August to facilitate mediation of the dialogue process with all parties concerned. Brunei’s Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof. Photo: Straitstimes In the statement released on Oct 15, the Governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Timor-Leste, the UK, the US, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on behalf of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their “strong endorsement of ASEAN’s ongoing efforts to chart a course out of the current crisis in Myanmar.” For them, ASEAN’s central role in the Indo-Pacific region is recognized and they welcome the prospective visit to Myanmar by the Minister of Foreign Affairs (II) of Brunei Darussalam, Dato Erywan, as the Special …
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Hanoi hospital lockdown ends
The hospital rolls out containment measures at the highest level and halted regular medical checkups and treatment. Hanoi's authority has lifted the 14-day lockdown on Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital, starting from October 18. Nguyen Quoc Hoan, Vice Chairman of Hoan Kiem District People's Committee said the quarantine on Phu Doan, Hang Bong and other streets around the hospital was removed. The hospital is asked to continue observing preventive measures against the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier, the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital detected a Covid-19 patient in its premises on September 30 and the figure rose to 34, with no deaths. Upon the detection of the first case, the hospital rolled out containment measures at the highest level and halted regular medical checkups and treatment. At present, nearly 2,085 people are staying at the hospital, including about 335 patients and 1,045 hospital staff. The Hoan Kiem District functional force removes the …
Transport Ministry issues temporary guidedance on transport activities
Illustrative Photo (Source: SGGP) Accordingly, transport activities will be divided into four levels, including the green zone for the new normal state, the yellow zone for an average risk area, the orange zone for a high risk area and the red zone for a very high risk area. Traffic participants, excluding rail and air transport, have to comply with the health ministry’s 5K message and pandemic prevention and control measures issued by the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and the Ministry of Health, get testing with any signs or symptoms of Covid-19 of fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, loss of smell or taste. The Covid-19 testing is applied for individuals, including suspected cases, those coming from the orange zone with requirement for epidemiological investigation, people coming from the red zone or blocked area, fully vaccinated person and patients recovered from Covid-19 with requirement for epidemiological investigation …
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