The HCM City Department of Health has changed from a four-level to five-level admission and treatment plan for COVID-19 patients.
City officials say the next two weeks are a critical time in the battle against coronavirus, and the tough, new measures should be strictly adhered to.
The first field hospital in Đà Nẵng officially opened on Friday for seriously ill COVID-19 patients from Đà Nẵng General Hospital. This will reduce the burden on the local healthcare system that has been stretched thin by an explosion of cases of COVID-19.
The HCM City Department of Education and Training has asked the city People’s Committee and the Ministry of Education and Training to consider cancelling the second high school graduation exam for eligible students who were not able to make it the first time.
Supermarkets and convenience stores in Đà Nẵng have enough supplies to meet consumers’ needs for at least the next three months after the city came under its fourth social distancing order on Thursday, city authorities have said.
A further 1.228.500 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport this morning.
Việt Nam is evaluating its domestically developed coronavirus vaccine, Nano Covax, for possible approval for emergency use across the country.
Nguyễn Tri Thức, director of the Chợ Rẫy Hospital and HCM City COVID-19 Rehabilitation Hospital, has outlined a coronavirus treatment strategy to help limit the development of serious symptoms and reduce pressure on medical facilities.
The Deputy PM also praised the hard work of those on the frontline fighting the pandemic, and people nationwide for tirelessly working to keep the pandemic at bay but help achieve Viet Nam’s second goal of reviving the economy.
Support teams from Chợ Rẫy Hospital have been deployed to support COVID-19 treatment at 19 different field hospitals in HCM City.
A total of 6,194 new COVID-19 cases were detected on Thursday, the largest ever number in a single day.
HCM City on Thursday (July 22) started its fifth round of its COVID-19 vaccination drive with 930,000 doses for priority groups, including people aged 65 and over and those with underlying medical conditions, to be completed within two to three weeks.
Vietnamese foreign ministry will urge local authorities to review protocols in dealing with deaths of foreign nationals due to COVID-19, spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday.
HCM City has been allocated the largest amount of the COVID-19 vaccine doses so far.
A number of policies supporting families that have contributed to the revolution, and Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims, have been issued by the Vietnamese State, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said Wednesday.
Production facilities and enterprises that record COVID-19 cases have been asked to quarantine the patients on-site and report to health authorities, a Ministry of Health working group said Wednesday.
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