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Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health has sent an urgent dispatch to hospitals and health departments in cities and provinces to step up the early detection and good preparation for the prevention of and combat against pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus.  Medical facilities must classify patients from the time they come to register for examination. Those with symptoms of acute respiratory infection such as cough or fever must be separated.  Any suspicious cases must be temporarily isolated and reported to the ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department to take samples for timely diagnosis. It is necessary to increase communication campaigns about the disease and prevention measures. The health ministry suggested setting up quick response teams to support hospitals at the lower level. No coronavirus cases have been reported in Vietnam by January 19, according to the Preventive Medicine Department. Two Chinese people from China’s Wuhan city who … [Read more...] about Health ministry urges hospitals to prevent coronavirus

On Saturday morning, Vuong Thi Van Khanh, chief of staff of the Thanh Xuan District People’s Committee, said: "The institute provided the district test results at a public meeting, in which all statements have been recorded. The institute should be responsible for the information it provides." … [Read more...] about Ministry warns of health risks from Hanoi light bulb warehouse fire

The MoH has noticed that as several countries in the region have recorded acute pneumonia caused by nCoV, the risk of the disease spreading into Vietnam is very possible, especially as the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival approaches. For that reason, the ministry continues to direct and closely monitor epidemics at border gates and hospitals and in the community to quickly detect any suspected cases for timely treatment, while sending missions to inspect disease prevention and control in localities to ensure that disease prevention work is carried out continuously even during Tet and other festivals at the beginning of the new lunar year. To proactively prevent acute pneumonia caused by nCoV, the MoH has provided advice for people on how to protect themselves from the virus by warning them to limit contact with people suffering from acute respiratory infections. If necessary, people should wear surgical masks and keep their distance. People were also advised to keep warm, … [Read more...] about No acute pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus reported in Vietnam: Health ministry

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City will roll out a programme on building an ecosystem of artificial intelligence (AI) application for 2019-2020, heard a press conference in the Vietnamese southern metropolis on September 17. According to Duong Anh Duc, Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications, since 2018, the city has proposed and issued mechanisms and policies on AI research and application in production, daily activities and smart city building. In 2019 and 2020, the southern hub plans to launch a contest aiming to seek solutions of AI application in management and production in knowledge-intensive sectors, thus bringing about high economic benefits, he said. The official said the city will identify priorities in AI application such as transport, health care, high-tech agriculture, tourism, environment, water supply and sewage, and electricity in order to overcome challenges to urbanization. Duc told the press conference that the municipal … [Read more...] about HCM City to put forth programme on building AI application ecosystem

Scientists with the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College in London warned in a paper published Friday that the number of cases in the city was likely to be closer to 1,700, much higher than the number officially identified. … [Read more...] about SARS-like virus spreads in China, nearly 140 new cases