The National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research under the Ministry of Health on Saturday held an urgent online meeting to review the results of the first phase of clinical trials of Việt Nam’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, and to approve the mid-term results of its second phase.
Three COVID-19 intensive care units with doctors and medical personnel coming from three central-level hospitals across the country opened on Saturday (August 7) in HCM City.
Dr Kidong Park, Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Việt Nam, has made recommendations for the country on COVID-19 prevention and control in the fourth wave of outbreaks, in which he emphasised vaccinations and affirmed that the organisation will accompany Việt Nam.
Two geographical information system applications to help people shop online and authorities monitor the COVID-19 pandemic, trialled for one month in Thủ Đức City, will now be expanded to 11 districts in HCM City.
Social network Zalo has launched tool Zalo Connect which aims to support its users that are facing difficulties amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HCM City has licensed three more companies with approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to collect and treat Covid-19-related wastes to cope with their sharp increase as the pandemic continues unabated.
Việt Nam is speeding up its vaccination drive – the top priority to fight the increasingly complicated COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 update
