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/ February 27, 2021

Sapa – Safe destination during epidemic

Lao Cai province in general and Sapa in particular are considered safe, with zero cases of community transmission of the coronavirus. As a key tourism destination in the province, Sapa quickly adopted COVID-19 prevention measures at the beginning of the outbreak. Thanks to this, it was still able to welcome a huge number of visitors during the recent Lunar New Year holiday, with 60% of accommodation providers and restaurants open for business. Every hotel and restaurant in town has carried out sanitation processes and strictly followed safety measures to protect visitors. With mesmerising natural landscapes along with appropriate measures being carried out by local authorities, Sapa was one of the most popular and safest destinations in the country during the recent holiday./. VNA …

/ March 7, 2020

All travelers entering Vietnam must declare health conditions

The Hanoitimes - This is a bolder move to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic from spreading in Vietnam. All travelers entering Vietnam must fill out health declaration forms upon arrival as of 6:00am on March 7 as the country tightens control over the spread of the new coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a meeting on March 6. At the meeting. Photo: Doan Tan Dam asked competent agencies to simplify procedures for health declaration to make it convenient for incoming travelers. Declaration forms could be filled out on paper or online prior to arrival in Vietnam at the website http://suckhoetoandan.vn/khaiyte. This is a bolder move of prevention amid the fast rising Covid-19 infections and fatalities across the world. Besides, Vietnam has prepared more places for concentrated isolation, including isolation facilities for foreigners. In the time ahead, the Ministry of Health will also issue detailed guidelines, specifically for hotels, businesses, factories and accommodation facilities used for concentrated isolation. Currently, Vietnam is applying mandatory medical declaration for people from China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, the EU and Cambodia. All 16 Covid-19 patients in Vietnam have been cured and discharged from hospital. There have been no new cases recorded since February 23. There are 68 suspected cases under surveillance and isolation, including 52 new cases recorded on March 5. …

/ July 26, 2020

Another Covid-19 case reported in Danang, raising Vietnam’s tally to 418

The Hanoitimes - The 61-year-old man is the second confirmed case of Covid-19 in Vietnam’s central city over the past two days, with the source unidentified. The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control confirmed on July 26 another Covid-19 case in the central city of Danang, raising the country's caseload to 418, as one of the first patients after 99 days without local infections in Vietnam. Two latest Covid-19 patients are being treated at Danang C Hospital. A 61-year old man living in Thanh Binh ward, Hai Chau district, has become the 418th coronavirus patient in Vietnam. This is the second confirmed case of Covid-19 in the central city over the past two days. Both of them are being treated at Danang Hospital and have to be on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). The 416th patient’s health has worsened and his treatment requires dialysis, according to the Treatment Sub-committee under the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. Like the 416th case, the source of the 418th patient’s infection remains unknown. Danang is implementing measures to launch epidemiological investigation, isolation, lockdown and quarantine. On the evening of July 25, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long established three working groups to support Danang to curb the spread of Covid-19. The three teams include leading experts who are experienced in epidemiological investigation, isolation, treatment and testing of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long established three working groups to support the Covid-19 prevention in Danang. Photo: Tien Phong Online The epidemic supervision team was led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, deputy director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, and six other members, who had participated in technical assistance for cases in Son Loi, Ha Loi in Hanoi, Binh Thuan province and other places that once were epicenters of the …