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/ August 19, 2020

Vietnam reports two more Covid-19 deaths and 53 recovereds

The Hanoitimes - Doctors attributed the Covid-19 deaths in Vietnam to septic shocks, multi-organ failure, hypertension, diabetes and chronical obstructive pulmonary disease. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam has reached 26 after two latest fatalities were confirmed on August 18, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). Vietnam reports two more Covid-19 deaths. Illustrative photo Patient No.698, a 51-year-old woman from Thuan Phuoc ward of Hai Chau district, Danang - the Covid-19 epicenter, died of pneumonia caused by Covid-19, acute myocardial infarction complications by septic shock, multi-organ failure by metastatic ovarian cancer, and kidney stones, the MoH said. The patient, having one kidney removed in the past after suffering a urinary tract infection, was undergoing treatment at the Danang Lung Hospital when she succumbed to the Covid-19 disease. On June 11, she was admitted to Ho Chi Minh City Oncological Hospital for a cancer operation and discharged on July 7. She did not come into contact with anyone except her daughter and hospital staff during her hospitalization. On July 8, she flew back to Danang and remained at home. Two days later she became severely ill and was admitted to Danang Hospital for emergency treatment. She stayed there until July 21 before being discharged. On July 23, she went to the hospital again to treat kidney-related problems. She was isolated after many people tested positive for the novel coronavirus at the hospital. The patient was tested on August 4 and found to have contracted Covid-19. Since July 25, when local transmissions reemerged in Vietnam, Danang has recorded 359 cases with 22 deaths so far. The MoH reported the second Covid-19 death on August 18, who was a former Covid-19 patient (Patient No.418) and died due to serious chronic diseases. Patient No. 418, who had tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 four times on August 4, 10, 11 and 12, died on August 12 due to complications of …

/ August 10, 2020

Vietnam’s Covid-19 testing capacity improves: DPM

The Hanoitimes - Vietnam has stepped up testing under the instructions of the Ministry of Health, including rapid tests and PCR tests. Vietnam’s Covid-19 testing capacity has much improved in terms of both test kit production and machinery, local media quoted Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam as saying. Speaking at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on August 9, Mr. Dam said Vietnam has stepped up testing under the instructions of the Ministry of Health, including rapid tests and PCR tests. However, it is hard to conduct Covid-19 tests for the entire population, even the population in a province in a short time, the deputy PM stressed, adding that the most effective solution to the pandemic still lies in early detection, fast contact tracing and pool testing. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the meeting. Photo: VGP According to the deputy PM, locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases have resurfaced in more than a dozen localities, mostly linked to the outbreak in the central city of Danang. “Therefore, if we continue with the countermeasures in place, especially those tightened one week ago, we are confident that the pandemic will not spread widely,” Mr. Dam said. Reviewing the fight against Covid-19 in Danang and Quang Nam province over the past days, Mr. Dam suggested compiling a handbook on experience in this regard to serve as a guiding document for other localities. For his part, Acting Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long reported that the testing strategy has been adjusted three times, towards expanding the scope of subjects to be tested and speeding up the work. The strategy has helped to protect the groups posing a high risk of infection, while promptly spotting Covid-19 cases for quarantine and treatment, the health official said. Private health facilities have also been asked to participate in Covid-19 testing, Mr. Long added. Tran Dac Phu, former director of the …