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The patient surge is due to the on-going cold wave in the north, Cuong said, adding that people are facing the high risk of strokes in the cold weather, particularly those suffering high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. Up to one third of the ward’s patients are facing strokes, while the remainder is those contracting other respiratory and heart diseases. The ward has only six doctors and 30 nurses who have to work very hard these days because of the rise in the patient numbers. The northern region of Vietnam is undergoing a very strong cold snap as temperatures in many localities have dropped to below 10 degrees centigrade. Several mountainous areas such as Sapa and Mau Son have even reported frost and snow. … [Read more...] about Bone-chilling cold weather leads to higher hospital cases

KIÊN GIANG — Kiên Giang, the country’s largest rice producer, has more than 7,140ha of mùa rice crop damaged by 30 – 70 per cent because of salinity, according to the province Plant Cultivation and Protection Sub-department. … [Read more...] about Thousands of hectares of rice affected by salinity, diseases in Kiên Giang

Kien Giang (VNA) - Kien Giang, the country’s largest rice producer, has more than 7,140ha of ‘mua’ rice crop damaged by 30-70 percent because of salinity, according to the province’s Plant Cultivation and Protection Sub-department. The damaged areas are in the districts of An Minh, An Bien and Vinh Thuan. The ‘mua’ variety of rice is grown in the rainy season in areas where farming is rainfed. In the Mekong Delta province, farmers rotate between ‘mua’ in the rainy season and brackish-water shrimp in the dry season in the same fields. The early conclusion of the 2020 rainy season means farmers in An Minh, An Bien and Vinh Thuan lack freshwater to wash out the saltwater from their fields from the shrimp farming. The affected fields have lower yields and poor quality, causing losses to farmers. Besides, more than 8,190ha of the 2020-2021 winter – spring rice and mua rice crops in the province are … [Read more...] about Thousands of hectares of rice affected by salinity, diseases in Kien Giang

According to the initial investigation, Hau seriously violated regulations during his mandatory quarantine at the Vietnam Airlines quarantine center and at home, causing community spread in HCMC after the city went nearly three months without any locally transmitted case. … [Read more...] about Flight attendant prosecuted for causing Covid-19 community spread

In Việt Nam, around 200,00 patients suffer a stroke each year, with 70 per cent of stroke patients requiring rehabilitation, according to Dr. Nguyễn Huy Thắng, head of the People’s 115 Hospital’s Cerebrovascular Disease Department. … [Read more...] about Lack of post-stroke rehabilitation facilities affects patient recovery