Việt Nam News

The HCM City Department of Health plans to gradually reduce the number of concentrated isolation areas and medical facilities, and resume normal operation of hospitals which were previously designated to only treat COVID patients.

The Ministry of Health has reported 9,706 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday evening, in 34 provinces and cities.

There is a stronger commitment to advanced technology tools as acute-care providers strive to become more resilient and digitalise the patient journey, according to a new global report from Zebra Technologies Corporation called “Smarter, More Connected Hospitals”.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has asked localities to promptly offer support to children whose parents have died of COVID-19, emphasising that a family environment is now best for them.

Seeing increasing demand for antibody tests, medical facilities in HCM City offered the testing service.

Photo printing services in HCM City, like many other services, have been shut down due to the current social distancing regulations, preventing many people from getting portraits of their deceased family members for their altar.

Up to 88 per cent of households across Việt Nam suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic with those working in the tourism, service and manufacturing sectors the most severely affected.

The number of infections dropped by 935 cases compared to Thursday’s figures.

President of VABIOTECH Đỗ Tuấn Đạt said: “We are very happy to announce the successful manufacture of this first batch of vaccine Sputnik V in Việt Nam. This batch was analysed and evaluated by the Russian side to meet requirements.”

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on women’s access to healthcare and the crucial role digital technology and collaboration play in shaping an empowered future for women’s health and family planning were highlighted at an Asia Pacific virtual roundtable this morning.

The HCM City People’s Committee on September 24 approved a proposal from the city Department of Health to shorten the interval between AstraZeneca vaccine doses to six weeks from a previous period of eight to 12 weeks.

The Sultanate of Oman granted US$300,000 of financial aid to central provinces and their flood victims on Thursday. 

Hồ Sỹ Quốc, 21, is accused of helping to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK in the backs of lorries in August and September 2020.

Viet Nam recorded 718,963 infections from April 27 to September 22. Over the past week, the number of infections has been hovering at an average of 10,475 cases per day.

Ten trucks with built-in laboratories have been sent to help the southern city test every citizen.

The HCM City Department of Health plans to reduce the number of COVID-19 quarantine and treatment facilities as the number of patients discharged and being treated at home is increasing.