When the twins were delivered prematurely in their 33rd week in June last year, they were suffering life-threatening malnutrition and joined at the pelvis, although all four lower extremities were present and oriented at right angles to the common torso. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City doctors separate conjoined twins in landmark surgery
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City Party Chief receives Consul General of Canada
At the reception, the city Party chief highly appreciated an important role of the Canadian Consul General in tightening the comprehensive partnership relationship between Vietnam and Canada in general, between Ho Chi Minh City and Canada’s localities in fields of environment and health. On this occasion, Secretary Nhan shared results of Covid-19 prevention as well as achievement of successful treatment for the two Chinese patients and British patient No.91. However, Ho Chi Minh City, an economic hub of services and commerce, has been greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Textile and footwear also faced difficulties due to a sharp decrease in orders overseas. Amid the situation, the leaders of Ho Chi Minh City decided to apply business support packages to ensure production and job for workers. HCMC could adjust many goals of socio-economic development in the coming period due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, added he. Regarding relations with Canada, Mr. … [Read more...] about City Party Chief receives Consul General of Canada
First VN university uses blockchain technology in graduate degrees
Blockchain is an advanced form of technology that has been thriving for the past 10 years, it operates using the block-based information archive hierarchical principle. As such, information blocks stored in the network are first encrypted, then time labeled, before being chained tightly with one another, resulting in the data becoming unchangeable once approved. … [Read more...] about First VN university uses blockchain technology in graduate degrees
HCM City proposes use of hotel rooms as paid quarantine facilities
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has proposed the use of 1,618 rooms at 10 hotels to serve as paid quarantine facilities for foreign experts upon their arrival to Vietnam. The ten hotels, classed from three to five-stars, will be used for isolation only, and will not receive guests during the isolation period. The isolation of foreign experts to Vietnam will be divided into separate periods to facilitate the medical supervision at quarantine facilities. In the first phase, the city will use three hotels with total of 744 rooms in District 5, District 1 and Can Gio District to isolate foreign experts. In the second phase, an additional 520 hotel rooms in District 1, District 7 and District 3 will be used, with 345 hotel rooms in District 1 and Tan Binh District to be mobilised in the third phase. Foreigners who enter Ho Chi Minh City must make a health declaration, have their body temperature checked, and take a test for COVID-19 virus at the airport. After an isolation … [Read more...] about HCM City proposes use of hotel rooms as paid quarantine facilities
Vietnamese doctors succeed in heart transplant for patient in HCM City
On May 13, Cho Ray hospital doctors received the heart sent by the Hanoi-based-Viet Duc Hospital. The donor is a brain dead 47-year old woman who had a traffic accident. The heart was later transplanted into the 47-year-old man who had been suffering from heart problems for eight years. He has been going through phase four of heart failure and there was little hope that he could survive in the long term. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese doctors succeed in heart transplant for patient in HCM City
