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Saigon General Hospital suspends operations due to five Covid-19 cases The Saigon Times All of the five Covid-19 patients detected at the Saigon General Hospital have been sent to a Covid-19 treatment hospital in Cu Chi District - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Saigon General Hospital in District 1, HCMC, has temporarily suspended operations after five outpatients there tested positive for Covid-19. According to Nguyen Duc Vu, director of the hospital, the five patients were detected at different times on June 21. Three of them live in District 1 and two others live in District 7 and Binh Thanh District. All of them developed symptoms such as a cough and fever when they visited the hospital. Therefore, their samples were taken for Covid-19 testing and the test results showed they were infected with the disease. The hospital has found no connection between their epidemiological conditions. The patients have been sent to the Cu Chi Covid-19 Treatment Hospital for quarantine … [Read more...] about Saigon General Hospital suspends operations due to five Covid-19 cases

Young man dies 39 hours after receiving Covid-19 vaccine The Saigon Times A healthy man in Hanoi has died 39 hours after receiving the first AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shot - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - A 26-year-old male teacher in Dong Anh District, Hanoi has died 39 hours after he was injected with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the city’s Center for Disease Control announced. The man came to the Nam Hong Ward Medical Center at around 8:20 a.m. on June 20 to get the first shot of Covid-19 vaccine. Prior to the inoculation, he received a careful health examination, which showed that he was in good health and eligible for vaccination. He rested for 30 minutes at the medical center after the inoculation and was told to keep a close eye on his health condition after returning home. At 9:55 p.m. on June 21, the local medical center received a phone call from his family saying that he suffered from convulsions. Medics of the Dong Anh District Medical Center came to his … [Read more...] about Young man dies 39 hours after receiving Covid-19 vaccine

Ha Tinh allows coffee shops, restaurants to reopen The Saigon Times A police officer works at a Covid-19 checkpoint in Ha Tinh Province. The province has allowed multiple essential services to resume - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The north-central province of Ha Tinh has allowed coffee shops and restaurants to reopen from today, June 22, as the Covid-19 situation in the province is being brought under control. According to a decision signed by chairman of Ha Tinh Province Vo Trong Hai on June 21, Ha Tinh City will have to continue implementing anti-Covid-19 measures. In the province’s districts, lodging facilities, restaurants, food stalls, coffee shops and retail services can resume operations. Relic sites, tourist attractions, sports centers and public venues are permitted to reopen. They have to keep practicing preventive measures to ensure safety for the public. The province has also resumed public transport. People coming from other cities and provinces must complete … [Read more...] about Ha Tinh allows coffee shops, restaurants to reopen

Urgent approval sought for Vietnam’s Nano Covax vaccine candidate The Saigon Times A medical worker gives a shot of Nano Covax to a volunteer in the third phase of the human trial of the vaccine. HCMC-based Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC has proposed the prime minister approve the emergency use of Nano Covax - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - HCMC-based Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC has proposed the prime minister approve the emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Nano Covax. After the first and second phases of human trials of Nano Covax were completed, it was evaluated as safe by the Research Ethics Committee. Besides, the committee and the Ministry of Health approved a plan to start the third phase of human trials of the candidate on 13,000 volunteers on June 11. The results of the clinical trials in the first and second phases showed that the vaccine candidate’s immunogenicity reached 99.4%, higher than some Covid-19 vaccines in the world. … [Read more...] about Urgent approval sought for Vietnam’s Nano Covax vaccine candidate

Covid-19 infections in HCMC still unabated The Saigon Times Residents have their samples taken for Covid-19 testing. Vietnam had 97 new Covid-19 cases this evening, June 22 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Ministry of Health this evening, June 22, confirmed 88 new locally-infected cases of Covid-19, with 63 recorded in HCMC, sending Vietnam’s Covid-19 tally during the latest coronavirus wave since April 27 to 10,440 cases. In addition, 12 cases were detected in Bac Giang, nine in Bac Ninh, two in Hung Yen and one each in Nghe An and Hanoi. As such, HCMC recorded 138 new domestic infections today, taking the total to 1922, while local transmissions elsewhere have ebbed, with 31 in the biggest hotspot of Bac Giang and 7 in Bac Ninh. Binh Duong also had an upsurge of 33 today. The Ministry of Health also reported nine imported Covid-19 cases, including five in Tra Vinh and two each in Ninh Binh and Kien Giang. Today, 93 patients were announced to have recovered from … [Read more...] about Covid-19 infections in HCMC still unabated