Case report

Hanoi (VNA) – No more new COVID-19 cases were reported in Vietnam in the past 12 hours from 18:00 on May 25 to 6:00 on May 26, making the tally remain at 326, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. May 26 also marked the 40th consecutive day Vietnam has gone through without community transmission. Among the infections, 186 cases are imported and quarantined after entering the country, 272 have recovered fully and no death has been reported. At present, 54 patients are being treated at centrally and locally run medical facilities, with seven testing negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, and four twice or more. A total of 14,739 people having close contact with patients or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions have been quarantined at hospitals, concentrated establishments, and home./. … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vietnam reports no community transmission for 40 days

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam reported one new imported COVID-19 case on May 25 evening, bringing the tally to 326, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The 20-year-old female student who flew home from France on May 24, was being quarantined immediately after landing at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport. She is receiving treatment at the Cu Chi Hospital for COVID-19 in the city after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. Of the total 326 confirmed cases, 186 are imported ones who were quarantined right after entering the country. The country went through 39 consecutive days without community transmission.  Also on May 25, five patients were declared to have recovered from the disease.  Right now there are 15,412 people in quarantine across the country, including 58 at hospitals, 8,523 at others quarantine establishments and 6,831 at home./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports one new imported COVID-19 infection

Meanwhile, the General Department of Taxation and the General Department of Vietnam Customs were requested to report on recent allegations in Japanese media about bribes paid by Tenma Vietnam Company to the tune of VND5 billion (US$214,600) to avoid paying corporate and value-added taxes. … [Read more...] about Investigation to be launched into alleged bribery of Vietnamese officials by Japanese firm

Anti-spitting protective hats are sold on a street in HCMC – PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC - American news website Politico has named Vietnam the best Covid-19 fighter in the world based on the country’s response to Covid-19’s impact on public health and economic outcomes. … [Read more...] about Vietnam named world’s best Covid-19 fighter by Politico

The disease it causes, Zika fever, produces mild symptoms like fever, red eyes, joint pain, headache, or rash in humans. But it is known to cause microcephaly and other brain malformations in some babies born to mothers infected during pregnancy. … [Read more...] about Vietnam confirms Zika infection in Da Nang