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The ministry said it is collecting opinions from other ministries and departments on a draft report on measures to combat Covid-19 in the "new normal" situation for submission to the government. The latest assessment comes more than two months after the PM had asked the health ministry to work on declaring Covid-19 an endemic. The ministry said that from March until now, the number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths has "stably decreased," and the number officially registered with the national database has stayed at fewer than 1,000 cases each day in recent times while the death rate has fallen to 0.06 percent of the total number of infections. Vietnam has covered almost 80 percent of its 96-million population with two vaccine doses; and the group of those from five years old are to receive the second doses within June. Despite this, the ministry said it was not the right time for Vietnam to consider Covid-19 endemic because the novel coronavirus is constantly changing and it is … [Read more...] about Not time yet to declare end of Covid-19: health ministry

Further information regarding the BA.5 cases and their conditions have not been disclosed. According to Lan, the detection of new strains is inevitable as Vietnam has reopened under the new normal. BA.5 was first discovered in South Africa in January. So far, it has become a dominant strain in some countries such as Israel and Germany. Some studies show that BA.4 and BA.5 spread faster than the previous subvariant BA.2, but there has been not enough data on severity rate. Lan said the Ministry of Health will continue to monitor new strains and World Health Organization (WHO) information to adjust Covid-19 prevention measures when necessary. Vietnam has recorded 142,000 Covid cases over the past two months, and the death rate has fallen to 0.06 percent of the total number of infections. Vietnam has covered almost 80 percent of its 96-million population with two vaccine doses, and the group of those from five years old are to receive the second doses within June. The health … [Read more...] about Vietnam detects Omicron’s subvariant BA.5

Children in Hà Nội get vaccinations against COVID-19. More than 229.8 million shots of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the country so far. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — There were additional 637 new COVID-19 infections recorded across Việt Nam on Monday with no deaths. The new figure brings the total number of cases in the country to 10,744,085. All of the new transmissions were domestic. Hà Nội again topped the country with 188 new cases. The remaining infections were recorded in Hải Phòng (64), Đà Nẵng (62), Yên Bái (31), Quảng Ninh (21), Hải Dương (21), Lào Cai (19), Phú Thọ (19), HCM City (14), Vĩnh Phúc (13), Hưng Yên (12), Thái Bình (12), Thái Nguyên (12), Lạng Sơn (11), Hòa Bình (11), Bắc Kạn (10), Nghệ An (10), Sơn La (9), Quảng Bình (9), Điện Biên (8 ), Tuyên Quang (8 ), Cao Bằng (8 ), Quảng Ngãi (7), Hà Nam (7), Quảng Trị (6), Thanh Hóa (6), Bắc Giang (6), Ninh Bình (5), Hà Giang (5), Nam Định (5), Bình Dương (5), Lâm Đồng (4), Hà Tĩnh (2), Gia Lai (2), … [Read more...] about Over 600 new COVID cases reported on Monday

Prof. Lan said that gene sequencing results showed that the sub-variant BA.5 of Omicron has been found in Vietnam. “This variant may overwhelm the old sub-variants (BA.1 and BA.2)," he underscored. The intrusion is inevitable because the sub-variant has been seen in countries in Europe and the US and travel activities among countries have been allowed, he said, adding that the Ministry of Health will continue to monitor pandemic developments. The number of Covid-19 cases has been falling with a very low ratio of infections and deaths. Patients mostly suffered Omicron’s sub-variant BA.2 with mild symptoms. The majority of the cases were recorded in the northern region with about 107,000 in the last two months. Prof. Lan attributed the results to a high vaccination ratio and effective activities to protect high-risks groups. He said initial research showed the Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5 spread faster than BA1 and BA.2. There has been no specific evidence on the new … [Read more...] about SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 enters Vietnam

Administering the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccination to residents in the northern province of Ninh Bình. — VNA/VNS Photo Hải Yến HÀ NỘI — Third and fourth booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 sustainably maintain the effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention and control, said the Ministry of Health (MoH). In a press meeting about COVID-19 vaccination held in Hà Nội yesterday, the MoH said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Centres for Disease Control recommend booster vaccinations against COVID-19 to prevent and control the pandemic. Studies around the world have proved that the protective effect of the COVID-19 vaccine primary dose decreases gradually within six months after vaccination and in the presence of new strains. Therefore, those who have received the basic injection, if they do not receive the booster dose, are still at risk of the disease. People who have suffered from COVID-19 are still likely to be reinfected and have complications from the … [Read more...] about Ministry clarifies importance of booster COVID-19 vaccinations