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At a vaccination area in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi - Vietnam recorded 10,489 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours to 5pm September 16, taking the total number of infections to 656,129, according to the Ministry of Health. Among the new cases, there were seven imported and 10,482 local infections. HCM City still topped the list with 5,735 new infections, followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province with 2,998, Dong Nai (567), Long An (281), and Kien Giang (198). The capital city of Hanoi reported 15 cases. A further 10,901 recoveries were reported on September 16, taking the total number of patients given the all-clear to 423,551. There were also 234 fatalities during the day, while localities added five deaths from previous days, raising total death toll to 16,425 or 2.5 percent of the national caseload. There are currently 5,750 patients in serious conditions. VNA …

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The Ministry of Health reported 10,489 coronavirus cases throughout Vietnam on Thursday, alongside 10,901 discharged patients and 239 fatalities. Thirty-seven provinces and cities recorded 10,482 domestic cases whereas the country logged seven separate imported infections, the health ministry said. The ministry had documented 10,583 locally-infected patients on Wednesday. Over 6,500 of the latest domestic cases were found in the community, with the remaining detected in sectioned-off areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City registered 5,735 local infections, up by 434 patients from yesterday; Binh Duong Province 2,998, down by 230; Dong Nai Province 567, Long An Province 281, Kien Giang Province 198; An Giang Province 126; Hanoi 15; and Da Nang two. Vietnam has confirmed 651,726 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth – and worst – virus wave emerged in the country on April 27. Ho Chi Minh City is on top of the …

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On this occasion, Major General Nguyen Viet Luong, Political Commissar of Military Medical University (MMU), spent time with reporters from the People’s Army Newspaper sharing information about the safety and effectiveness of the Vietnamese vaccine developed by the Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC. One of the units in charge of examining the Nanocovax vaccination is MMU. According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), together with the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, MMU had to enhance the clinical trials’ evaluation. However, Nanogen and research groups agreed that the university should be responsible for adding further clinical trial results. Additional dossiers have been provided to the MoH, which include all of the points raised by the Licensing Board on August 29. Meanwhile, in addition to the research findings, the units also compared IgG antibody levels at the 90th day between volunteers who received two doses of Nanocovax vaccination and recovered COVID-19 …

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