133 local COVID-19 cases reported on June 17 evening Vietnam reported 136 new COVID-19 cases, including 133 domestic ones, in the past six hours to 6pm on June 17, according to the Ministry of Health. Bac Giang province and Ho Chi Minh City each logged 62 cases, while Bac Ninh had six, Ha Tinh two and Lang Son one. Of them, 131 infections were found in quarantine facilities and sealed off areas. As of June 17 evening, Vietnam documented a total 12,150 COVID-19 cases, including 10,483 locally transmitted ones. The number of cases since April 27, when the latest resurgence began, amounted to 8,913. On the day, 63 patients were given the all-clear, bringing the number of recoveries to 4,653. The death toll stood at 61. Among active patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments, 407 have tested negative for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 114 twice and 65 thrice. Twenty-four provinces have gone through 14 consecutive days without new cases. As of 5pm on June 17, the COVID-19 vaccine fund had received nearly 5.7 trillion VND (248.23 million USD) from 316,466 organisations and individuals, its managing board announced. In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, the Health Ministry has called on citizens to follow the 5K message, including khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration), to help contain the outbreaks./. Vietnam wins silver at Asian Taekwondo Champs 2021 Anh Tuyet wins a silver medal at the Asian Taekwondo Championships 2021. Vietnamese martial artist Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyet on June 16 secured a silver medal during the Asian Taekwondo Championships 2021 which is taking place in Beirut, Lebanon. However, the Vietnamese athlete lost in the final game against an opponent from the Republic of Korea to ultimately finish the competition with a silver medal. The 24th Asian tournament has attracted 337 athletes from 28 countries, …
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BKAV develops new form of Covid-19 test, uses sodium chloride solution
CEO Nguyen Tu Quang of BKAV Group said that the company has developed a Covid-19 test that only requires a person to gargle with salt water (sodium chloride 0.9% solution). Quang, popularly known as an IT expert and a mobile phone manufacturer, made the statement at an event on “How AI, Blockchain contributed to the fight against the epidemic". The BKAV leader said that his company was developing technology to help find people infected with Covid-19 through testing with a sodium chloride 0.9% solution. Explaining the method, Quang said that participants gargle with salt water. The solution is then put into a test tube and placed in a testing device. For other testing methods, the time to return results takes half an hour to several hours. But with this method, it only takes 10 seconds to produce results, Quang said. Bkav CEO Nguyen Tu Quang. Photo: Trong Dat Bkav uses a frequency band of light to expose the test tube containing the patient's saline solution, which is collected by a sensor. Bkav's artificial intelligence technology measures how much frequency is absorbed. Different frequencies of absorption produce different types of disease, in this case Covid-19. Quang said: "The naked eye can't recognize the difference of the absorption frequencies. We have to train the AI to know which is the specimen of the Covid patient and which is the sample of those who are not infected with Covid-19." According to Quang, Bkav's method of testing for Covid-19 with saline mouthwash solution will give faster results than conventional methods. The founder of BKAV said that compared to the method of testing for Covid-19 by breathing, the salt water test technology is simpler, and testing units are much cheaper. The method was first tested by BKAV in late 2020 at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases. "Initial results were recorded as positive with a recognition rate of over 90%," Quang said. He said his company is the second …
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Norway provides US$1.3 million for waste management project in Vietnam
Norway provides US$1.3 million for waste management project in Vietnam The Saigon Times A sanitation employee works at a garbage dump. Norway and UNDP have launched a new project to scale up integrated and inclusive waste management models in Vietnam - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Government of Norway will provide US$1.3 million for a project to scale up integrated and inclusive waste management models by empowering the informal sector and fostering the circular economy in Vietnam. The Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed an agreement for the project on June 17. This three-year project is aimed at deploying and testing interventions, including direct support for informal waste workers and a management model in the fishery sector. It will also foster an ecosystem-level approach of value chains through the establishment of the Material Recovery Facility, which will be piloted in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province. The project is a continuation of the first phase of the successful Norway-funded project, “Scaling Up a Socialized Model of Domestic Waste and Plastic Management”, in five localities, Quang Ninh, Binh Duong, Binh Thuan, Binh Dinh and Danang. “We are very happy with the success of Phase 1 of the project and to see the project being expanded. It is great that more local communities, particularly women, will take part in the common efforts to tackle plastic waste and build a circular economy. This is very important in the context of the post-pandemic green recovery,” said Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen. “Norway takes pride in our partnership with UNDP Vietnam and the Government of Vietnam to take action to combat plastic waste, build back greener and leave no one behind." Phase 2 of the project responds to the need for scaling up local waste and recycling collection centers that respect environmental and social standards, while engaging the informal sector in waste collection …
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