New Covid-19 infections soar by 94 The Saigon Times Medical workers conduct Covid-19 tests. Vietnam reported 94 fresh locally-infected Covid-19 cases in five provinces and cities this evening, June 20 - PHOTO: VGP HCMC - Vietnam reported 94 fresh locally-infected Covid-19 cases in five provinces and cities this evening, June 20, raising the daily total to 311, according to the Ministry of Health. Among the latest infections, 57 cases were detected in HCMC, 23 in Bac Giang, nine in Danang City, three in Bac Ninh and two in Nghe An. Since the current fourth wave of the coronavirus emerged on April 27, the country has reported 9,943 domestic Covid-19 cases in 42 provinces and cities. This afternoon, the ministry also reported two more Covid-19 deaths, taking the country’s Covid-19 death toll to 66 as of today. They were a 53-year-old man in Vinh Phuc Province and a 80-year-old male resident of Bac Ninh Province. The resident of Vinh Phuc Province tested positive for Covid-19 while being treated at the Department of Internal Hematology at K Hospital’s Tan Trieu Campus. He was transferred to the national hospital for tropical diseases for Covid-19 treatment and was put on a ventilator on May 31. He was pronounced dead on June 19 due to septic shock, pneumonia caused by Covid-19, hypertension and kidney failure. Meanwhile, the resident of Bac Ninh had a medical history of hypertension, kidney failure and asthma. On April 25, he tested positive for the virus and was admitted to the Bac Ninh General Hospital and then transferred to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. Due to his old age and underlying health conditions, he responded poorly to treatments. He passed away on June 19 due to multiorgan failure, pneumonia caused by Covid-19, kidney failure, hypertension, asthma and heart failure. On the same day, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Health worked with the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam to take delivery of 500,000 doses of …
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500,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine arrive in Hanoi
These doses will be administered to Chinese citizens residing in Vietnam, Vietnamese who will study, work or go to China for business purposes, and those who require this vaccine, especially in areas near Vietnam's border with China. The vaccine, called Vero Cell, is produced by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co.Ltd. Vietnam approved the emergency use of the vaccine on June 4. Vaccines and syringes arrived in Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport, June 20, 2021. Photo by V.Thu. The vaccine was approved by China last December and by WHO for emergency use last month. It has been shipped to more than 70 countries, including those in Southeast Asia like Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. More than 450 million doses of Vero Cell have been produced, with more than 100 million given away to other countries and selling for enterprises. Vietnam has been using the AstraZeneca vaccine for its vaccination program. It has approved four Covid-19 vaccines so far: U.K.'s AstraZeneca, Russia's Generium, China's Sinopharm and a vaccine developed by U.S.-based firm Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech Inc. …
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Vietnam approves Sinopharm Covid vaccine for emergency use
The vaccine, called Vero Cell, Inactivated, is produced by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co.Ltd. The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology suggested for the vaccine to be approved, and its approval was signed by deputy health minister Truong Quoc Cuong on Thursday. The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology will be responsible for cooperating with vaccine manufacturers to ensure the production of this vaccine and its safety and quality. The institute will also cooperate with the Administration of Science, Technology and Training under the health ministry to evaluate the vaccine's safety and effectiveness, and with the National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals to evaluate the vaccine by providing samples and other relevant materials, before the vaccine could be put into use. The institute will also provide instructions on how to store, distribute and use the vaccine. The Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine is the third one to be approved by Vietnam for emergency use, after Russia’s Sputnik V and the one made by British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca. The vaccine was approved by China last December and by WHO for emergency use last month. Some 42 countries and territories have been using the vaccine, of which 200 million doses have been shipped worldwide. Vietnam has been using the AstraZeneca vaccine for its vaccination program, under which over 1.1 million people have got shots so far. The country aims to secure about 150 million vaccine doses this year to cover 70 percent of its population. …
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