Ministry of health

Health Minister directs to strictly handle vaccination Under the dispatch, chairpersons in cities and provinces must decide people of top priority groups depending on the development of the coronavirus in the locality. Accordingly, the Minister of Health pointed out that over the past time, the Ministry of Health has allocated many different Covid-19 vaccines such as AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna to localities and agencies that are responsible for organizing vaccination campaigns. To facilitate the vaccination drive as per the government’s direction, the Ministry of Health proposed departments of Health of the provinces and cities to direct relevant units to continue vaccination drive for people in priority groups especially coronavirus-hit cities and provinces. Healthcare workers should provide consultations of vaccine benefits to receivers to avoid wait-to-see mood and speed up vaccination. Additionally, medical workers must screen and check vaccine receivers before and after …

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The Ministry of Health has revoked the document of traditional medicine use in treating Covid-19 patients Prior, the Ministry of Health issued document No. 5944/BYT-YDCT relating to the use of 12 traditional medicines in the treatment of Covid-19 patients to departments of health, hospitals of traditional medicine in cities and provinces, businesses of herbal medicines. Accordig to the revoked document, basing on clinical development of patients, healthcare workers can use such medicines and other forms of herbal medicine which have been suggested as treatments for Covid-19 patients. Moreover, medical workers can combine two or three herbal medicines in the Ministry’s guidance document including 12 traditional remedies. Furthermore, the Ministry proposed that traditional medicine hospitals make traditional medicine products according to regulations. However, the Ministry threatened to throw the book at anyone or organizations to advertise the products wrongly or hoard these …

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A field hosptial in Binh Duong Province Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee Vo Van Minh expected the Ministry of Health to continue helping to treat Covid-19 patients, conduct testing, and distribute vaccines for workers. The Chairman said the province will focus on injecting inhabitants in red areas, where positive cases of Covid-19 were detected over the past seven days. The province advocates protecting the northern green zone, where there are no cases of Covid-19 in RT and RW; therefore, people from the red zone to the green zone must practice isolation according to regulations. According to the Minister of Health, the ministry agreed with Binh Duong's epidemic prevention strategy, especially the province's vaccine strategy, which focuses on the "red zone" first, which is a very creative approach. In the coming time, the Ministry of Health will mobilize more healthcare workers for vaccination to support the province so that the …

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Pre-COVID-19 vaccination check-up (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health confirmed additional 4,992 COVID-19 cases in the past nearly 12 hours to 6am on July 30, including five imported patients. The current biggest hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City logged 2,740 new cases, followed by Binh Duong with 1,284 cases, Tien Giang 242, Dong Nai 203, Dong Thap 90, Tay Ninh 88, Ben Tre 79, Khanh Hoa 78, and Hanoi 63. The national tally of COVID-19 patients reached 133,405, including 31,780 recoveries. Among patients under treatment, 346 are being cared for in ICUs, while 19 are being treated with ECMO. Four localities experiencing at least 14 days without new infections are Yen Bai, Dien Bien, Quang Ninh and Bac Kan. The sub-section on treatment of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced 159 deaths due to COVID-19 from July 27-29, 132 of which are in HCM City, lifting the country's death toll to 1,022. On July 29, 208,041 doses of …

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Within just 12 hours starting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, the southern city had recorded 2,433 new Covid-19 cases, according to the Ministry of Health. In the fourth coronavirus wave which hit Vietnam in late April, HCMC has recorded over 43,700 cases so far to become the heaviest hit locality in the country. Despite the rising case count, several positive signs have been seen, including the fact that no new cluster has been detected and almost all detected cases have been in quarantine zones and other locked down areas, the HCMC Center for Disease Control (CDC) said. Going forward, the city has prepared several scenarios for following up on the 15-day social distancing order imposed since July 9. The most appropriate option would be to continue social distancing measures, even ramping them up in certain areas, according to Phan Van Mai, deputy secretary of the HCMC Party Standing Committee. Stricter social distancing for another 7-10 days would help curb transmissions in the city and …

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Ho Chi Minh City needs an addition of more than 7,000 health workers to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong. Chairman Phong has sent a petition to the prime minister to ask for more support in terms of health personnel, as the city continues to struggle with the worst-ever outbreak. In the document, the official stated that the Ministry of Health had sent 1,936 doctors and nurses from multiple localities to Ho Chi Minh City to assist in COVID-19 treatment efforts. About 1,600 medical lecturers and students were also mobilized to take part in contact tracing and test sample collection in the metropolis. To continue supporting the health sector in Ho Chi Minh City, the municipal People’s Committee asked for the provision of an additional 7,064 health workers. They include 927 doctors and 4,037 nurses for COVID-19 treatment, 100 laboratory and X-ray technicians, and 2,000 medical professionals for the collection of test samples. …

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The Ministry of Education and Training on Friday afternoon made a proposal to management boards of 16 universities, institutes, and colleges in Hanoi for turning their campuses into COVID-19 quarantine facilities. The schools chosen for the conversion include the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the University of Transport and Communications, the National University of Arts Education, the National Economics University, the Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, the Hanoi Open University, the University of Industrial Fine Art, the Hanoi University, the Foreign Trade University, the Hanoi National University of Education, the Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports, the Thuongmai University, the National University of Civil Engineering, the Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, the National Academy of Education Management, and the National College for Education. The education ministry suggested that the aforementioned schools prepare a plan to transfer students and …

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Vietnam’s Ministry of Health on Monday morning announced 154 coronavirus-related deaths, which were recorded in 10 provinces and cities from July 8 to 25. Among the fatalities, 129 were recorded in Ho Chi Minh City from July 8 to 25, nine in Dong Thap from July 11 to 21, and seven in Long An between July 21 and 25. Two deaths occurred in Can Tho between July 20 and 23, and another two cases were logged in Khanh Hoa on July 19. Ninh Thuan, Bac Ninh, Tra Vinh, Kien Giang, and Dong Nai each reported one virus-related fatality on July 22 and 23. The health ministry has confirmed 524 coronavirus-linked deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Vietnam on January 23, 2020. Among the death toll, 489 were logged during the fourth and worst outbreak, which started on April 27. Vietnam had documented 101,173 COVID-19 cases by Monday morning, with 19,342 having recovered. Since the fourth COVID-19 wave began, 97,421 domestic cases have been registered in 62 out of its 63 …

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The US$1.04 billion supporting package is expected to exempt and reduce tax and fees for business. — Photo kinhtemoitruong.vn The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is mulling a VND24 trillion (US$1.04 billion) support package for businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic by exempting and reducing tax and fees. Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said that the 15th National Assembly (NA) on Sunday discussed the implementation of the socio-economic development and State budget plans for the first six months of the year. The proposal will be sent to the NA and the Government for approval once completed. In addition, the ministry also submitted a proposal to postpone the implementation of Circular 40/TT-BTC on tax for business households until January 1, 2022 to create more convenience for taxpayers. Earlier, the Government approved a VND26 trillion support plan for businesses and individuals affected by the pandemic. The money is currently being disbursed. He added that the ministry …

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Each Vietnamese citizen will be issued with a unique health ID card, which they will be able to use throughout their lives, according to the Ministry of Health. Each person will have a unique health ID. Illustrative photo baonhandao.vn The ID will be automatically generated through the general identification system of the ministry and used to identify individuals for healthcare services. Each ID will have a series of characters, of which the first ten are unique to the holder. The numbers are based on basic personal information including name, year of birth and place of birth. According to the regulation issued by the health ministry on creating, using and managing health IDs, each healthcare facility will have an account to access the national health identification system. If the facilities are not connected with the system, healthcare staff must access the website of the national health identification system and search for the details of each patient. …

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