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HCM City has upped surveillance at border gates to monitor and detect suspected cases of monkeypox. VNA/VNS Photo by Đinh Hằng HCM CITY — HCM City is upped its guard against monkeypox by strengthening surveillance at border gates to monitor suspect cases, especially among those returning from countries where the disease is circulating. The municipal Department of Health asked public and private medical facilities in districts and Thủ Đức City to inform the Centre for Disease Control (HCDC) if suspect cases are discovered. The cases will be tested for confirmed patients will be sent to medical facilities for treatment. The department also instructed local authorities to communicate and raise people’s awareness about monkeypox as well as measures to prevent and control the disease. The World Health Organization on Thursday said the cases of monkeypox virus infection have so far been reported in more than 20 countries, including North American and Europe, urging … [Read more...] about HCM City strengthens monkeypox watch

A health worker is processing COVID-19 test sample. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam registered 1,239 new COVID-19 infections, all domestically transmitted, and no deaths on Friday. The Ministry of Health also announced that 9,365 COVID-19 patients were given the all-clear, bringing the number of recoveries to 9,431,450. Hà Nội still had the most daily infections with 297. This is the first time in six months the capital city has recorded less than 300 new cases in one day. The other localities reporting new transmissions were Vĩnh Phúc (86), Phú Thọ (63), Hải Dương (59), Nghệ An (56), Yên Bái (55), Quảng Ninh (51), Tuyên Quang (43), Nam Định (37), Đà Nẵng (35), Lào Cai (32), Thái Bình (30), Hồ Chí Minh City (30), Thái Nguyên (30), Sơn La (29), Điện Biên (26), Bắc Kạn (25), Lâm Đồng (23), Hà Nam (21), Hà Giang (19), Hà Tĩnh (18), Quảng Bình (18), Hải Phòng (17), Hòa Bình (15), Bình Phước (12), Hưng Yên (12), Ninh Bình (11), Thanh Hóa (11), Bắc Giang (11), Quảng Trị (10), … [Read more...] about Việt Nam logs 1,239 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths on Friday

S&P forecast Vietnam’s GDP will grow 6.9% in 2022 before settling closer to its long-term trend of growing 6.5%-7% from 2023 onward. S&P Global Ratings on May 26 raised its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Vietnam to 'BB+' from 'BB'. S&P expects Vietnam's economy to continue its upward trend. Source: S&P The rating agency also affirmed the country’s short-term rating at ‘B’ with a stable outlook. “The stable outlook reflects our expectations that over the next 12-24 months, Vietnam's economy will continue to recover from the challenges posed by the pandemic over the past two years. This will support the external position and rein in fiscal deficits,” it noted. S&P added it could raise the ratings if Vietnam's institutional settings improve considerably, in ways that augment policy predictability and transparency. Such favorable changes in the policy environment could bolster investor confidence in the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s long-term credit rating upgraded to “BB+”: S&P