The ministry of health

It also asked Lilama 10 JSC, Tan Dai Loi Ltd., Co. and CM Vietnam JSC that have labourers infected with the virus to work with main investors and contractors to suspend work at the construction sites, guide employees how to protect themselves from the disease, and put forth measures to ensure rights of their labourers. … [Read more...] about PM orders repatriating Vietnamese labourers in Equatorial Guinea immediately

As many as 219 workers have been contracted to work at the Sendje hydropower plant project in Equatorial Guinea’s Littorial province, said Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Van Thanh. Late last month, some of them visited the host country’s medical facilities for COVID-19 tests as they had got such symptoms like cough and fever. Test results released on June 30 showed that 16 had the virus and 20 others were suspected cases. As of July 9, 74 others were confirmed having the virus, raising the total number of COVID-19 patients to 112. All of them are being treated in Equatorial Guinea. At the meeting, the Government chief tasked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work with competent authorities of foreign countries to increase the number of flights to bring home citizens stranded due to the COVID-19. Over the past months, the Foreign Ministry has worked with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport to arrange 55 flights carrying nearly … [Read more...] about PM Phuc orders immediate repatriation of citizens from Equatorial Guinea

According to the ministry, the 29-year-old man came to Vietnam from Orman on July 9 to work at the Hoa Phat Group. He was sent to a quarantine area in Quang Ngai Province right after landing at the Danang Airport. His samples were taken for viral testing on the same day and the results were announced positive for coronavirus on July 10. The patient is now being treated at the Dung Quat Industrial Zone. This is the 370th Covid-19 infection case in Vietnam so far, and the 230th patient from abroad who was quarantined immediately after arrival. The country has recorded no community infection of SARS-CoV-2 for 86 consecutive days since April 16. On July 10, three more Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospital, raising the total number of recoveries to 350, and there has been no fatality so far. As of July 11 morning, more than 12,920 people who had close contacts with Covid-19 patients or came from pandemic-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine areas, or at … [Read more...] about Serbian specialist confirmed as new Covid-19 patient in Vietnam

The British Covid-19 patient (C) while he was treated at Cho Ray Hospital – PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHO RAY HOSPITAL HCMC - Stephen George Cameron, a 43-year-old British pilot who was the most critical Covid-19 patient in Vietnam, was discharged from Cho Ray Hospital in HCMC this morning, July 11 and will fly back to the UK tonight. … [Read more...] about British pilot discharged from hospital

At Friday’s meeting, PM Phuc tasked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work with competent authorities of foreign countries to increase the number of flights to bring home citizens stranded due to COVID-19, including the Vietnamese workers in Equatorial Guinea. … [Read more...] about PM orders repatriation of Vietnamese workers with COVID-19 from Equatorial Guinea