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Hanoi is tracking down the patient's travel history to quarantine and supervise all people who made close contact with her. Hanoi has just announced the first case infected with the new coronavirus, being the 17th infection in Vietnam, local media reported. The news was released at a meeting on Friday evening chaired by Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue. Hanoi blocks streets leading to the patient's house. Photo: Zing The patient, who is also the 17th case in Vietnam, is a hotel manager named N.H.N, 26, returning to the country on March 2. Before returning to Vietnam, she flew from Italy to France to visit his older sister who is now already infected with Covid-19. Upon arrival in Hanoi on March 2, she went straight home without declaring her travel history and went to a nearby hospital named Hong Ngoc for medical checkup on March 5 only after having cough and developing fever. Hanoi has made a list of people who made close … [Read more...] about Hanoi confirms 1st coronavirus case, 17th in Vietnam

Illustrative photo Health workers said that the development of the Covid-19 epidemic in the country become more complicated with an increasing number of Covid-19 cases. Beforehand, BA.2.75 has also since been detected in about 10 other countries, including the UK, US, Australia, Germany, and Canada at the beginning of July. Studies show that variant BA.2.75 has multiple mutations in the gene encoding for the spike protein of the virus. That is the part of the virus that sticks out and binds to the host cell receptor. Those mutations allow the virus to bind to that receptor more efficiently, meaning it can infect human cells better. It also has mutations that may make your antibodies, which are generated in response to vaccination, less able to bind or neutralize the virus. Once again, there is some concern that this virus may be able to spread quickly and evade immunity from vaccination or prior infection. The Department of Preventive Medicine also said that the country … [Read more...] about Vietnam detects more Omicron sub-variants

Vietnam has recorded new Omicron sub-variants including the fast-spreading BA.2.75, which explains the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, according to the Ministry of Health. The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has sent an urgent document to health departments in provinces and cities regarding the enhancement of COVID-19 prevention and control efforts. The number of cases has been rebounding in Vietnam and across the world, the department stated. An average daily count of 2,000 new cases have been logged in the Southeast Asian country over the past weeks. Vietnam has documented the appearance of the new Omicron sub-variants with the ability to spread rapidly. Aside from the BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.12.1 sub-variants that were previously detected, the country recently recorded the BA.2.75 sub-lineage, which is considered to be more transmissible than the others. In early July, many countries around the world reported the … [Read more...] about Vietnam detects fast-spreading BA.2.75 Omicron sub-variant