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COVID-19 National vaccination campaign: safety first Vietnamese public support closing wildlife markets and ending deforestation Việt Nam records 300 local COVID-19 cases on Sunday Two more people die of COVID-related complications Đà Nẵng closes off beaches and sit-in dining again as new COVID-19 outbreak emerges by Vân Nguyễn The first mission abroad of Captain Nguyễn Trọng Chiến, an infectious disease doctor, was in the war-ravaged Republic of South Sudan. He left Việt Nam for the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in April and has been busy with the treatment and COVID-19 prevention and control work. Major Trần Đăng Khoa, Vice Director of Việt Nam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 (second, right) along with other doctors prepare for the first surgery here for a patient suffering from appendicitis. — Photo courtesy of the hospital Chiến is among 63 Vietnamese officers who are working at Việt Nam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 (L2FH3) in … [Read more...] about Doctors bring Việt Nam’s COVID-19 prevention role model to UN peacekeeping mission

The Department of Health of Nghe An Province, located in north-central Vietnam, said on Monday morning that it had detected four new COVID-19 cases in the community. The first case was N.Q.B., a 28-year-old man living in Trung Do Ward in Vinh City, who had come into direct contact with a coronavirus patient and had been quarantined at a hotel. The second was N.T.H., a 44-year-old woman in Kim Lien Commune of Nam Dan District. On June 14, H. had a friend take her on a motorbike to Vinh City General Hospital, where she took a rapid test for COVID-19, with the result returning negative. However, her second test came back positive for the virus on Sunday when she visited Nam Dan District’s medical center to check her fever and fatigue. The remaining patients were D.S.T., a 59-year-old man in Hung Binh Ward in Vinh, and his wife, 55-year-old N.T.L. L. bought medicine without a doctor’s prescription after developing a fever and tiredness on June 17. T. took L. to Cua Dong … [Read more...] about North-central Vietnamese province records four new COVID-19 cases

Doctors at National Hospital for Tropical Diseases are treating a COVID-19 patient. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s successful treatment of a United Nations employee who contracted COVID-19 has marked a new step of development in the cooperation between the two sides, while proving the country’s increasingly important role in the regional and international arena, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra has said. This is a historic, significant achievement, he told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), adding that the UN would continue to hold discussions with the Vietnamese government on turning the country into an important and potential destination for patients under the UN Emergency Chartered Medical Evacuation Services ( MEDEVAC ) in the future. Earlier, Vietnam, at the request of the UN, had received and successfully treated a UN staff member who contracted the coronavirus while working in a regional country and was in critical condition. The patient was … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s treatment for UN employee marks new milestone in bilateral ties

The patient was brought to Vietnam by a plane run by the UN Emergency Chartered Medical Evacuation Services (MEDEVAC). After undergoing intensive treatment in a strict quarantine process, and thanks to expertise and dedicated care of Vietnamese doctors and nurses, the patient have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital. The UN staff member left Vietnam on June 15 to come back to work. It was the first time Vietnam has received and treated a patient as a UN staff member under the MEDEVAC mechanism, marking a new development step in the Vietnam-UN comprehensive partnership. The deed once again affirmed Vietnam’s humane tradition, willingness and commitment to contribute to international cooperation in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. UN leaders and representatives at different levels appreciated and expressed their gratitude to Vietnam’s good will and spirit of international solidarity. They spoke highly of the Vietnamese health sector’s professional capacity and … [Read more...] about First emergency treatment for UN staff member marks new milestone in Vietnam-UN ties

HCMC still takes the lead in new Covid-19 infections The Saigon Times The quick Covid-19 response team of HCMC’s Cho Ray Hospital poses for a group photo before heading to Cu Chi Covid-19 Treatment Hospital. Most of the new Covid-19 cases reported this afternoon are in HCMC - PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHO RAY HOSPITAL HCMC - HCMC accounted for 63 cases among 88 domestic Covid-19 infections reported in the country this afternoon, June 21. The other infections were reported in Bac Giang with 16 cases, Nghe An with four, Bac Ninh with three and Ha Tinh with two. Most of them were detected in areas under lockdown or quarantine. Tay Ninh Province had two imported patients, who returned to the country through the province’s Moc Bai International Border Gate on June 18. Up to now, the country has recorded 13,348 Covid-19 cases, including 10,078 community-transmitted cases in 42 cities and provinces during the fourth Covid-19 wave since late April. Minister of Health Nguyen … [Read more...] about HCMC still takes the lead in new Covid-19 infections