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Hanoi (VNA) - The risks of further coronavirus outbreaks remain ever-present and everyone must absolutely stay on guard, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said. While the recent explosion in locally infected cases recorded in Vietnam can mainly be traced back to Da Nang, especially the three hospitals in the city, the risks of virus spread in the community remains significant, Dam said, requiring all localities and the public to be cautious.  He was addressing an emergency meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control held in Hanoi on August 9. “No one can tell for certain that the coronavirus has been completely eliminated in the community,” he said.  The vigilant spirit must be held high at all times, or a resurgence of the virus could appear like it did recently after months of relaxed measures with no new locally transmitted cases, Dam continued.  He added that if … [Read more...] about Everyone must stay on guard against COVID-19 outbreaks: Deputy PM

In particular, relevant agencies were asked to enhance examination of those exiting from or entering the country so as to detect any illegal entry cases, monitor entertainment venues and karaoke parlours which had been ordered to close temporarily, and deal with any violations of the government’s directives. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia August 10

One of them, Patient 430, aged 33, was admitted to Danang Hospital on July 23 with Covid-19 symptoms including breathing difficulties. She was diagnosed with pneumonia caused by Covid-19 and was given viral testing which came positive with SARS-COV-2 on July 26. Her condition worsened on July 30 and she was transferred to Hue Central Hospital where she needed blood filtering and ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) support. She fell into critical condition on August 9 and she passed away at 12:30 am on August 10 at the Hue Central Hospital. Her causes of death include pneumonia due to Covid-19, multi-organ failure, and gastrointestinal bleeding due to hypertension, the health deputy minister said. The other patient numbered 737, aged 47, years old tested negative for SARS-COV-2 on July 27 but then the results came back positive on the second test on August 4. She was admitted to Danang Hospital and then transferred to Hoa Vang District Medical Centre on August 6 for … [Read more...] about Two Covid-19-related deaths confirmed on Monday morning

On July 30, she was transferred to Hue Central Hospital, located in Thua Thien-Hue Province around 90km north of Da Nang, where she was given continuous renal replacement therapy as her conditions had deteriorated. … [Read more...] about Two COVID-19 patients die aged 33 and 47 in Vietnam

The patient died on July 31 morning of a heart attack at Huế Central Hospital in Thừa Thiên Huế Province, where he was being treated for coronavirus. The information was released at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control that took place in Hanoi the same day. … [Read more...] about First death related to COVID-19 in Vietnam