Vietnam won the gold medals without conceding a goal during the tournament that gathered all 11 Southeast Asian teams. Vietnam men’s football team defeated Thailand 1-0 to defend its title in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 22 at the 40,000-seat My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi. Vietnam won the gold medal without conceding a goal during the tournament that gathered all 11 Southeast Asian teams. Nham Manh Dung’s header in the 83th minute, which was kept unchanged until the match ended with five-minute injury time, sparking the excitement of the packed sports stadium was attended by Vietnam's top leaders, including President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue, and Permanent member of the Central Party Committee's Secretariate Vo Van Thuong. Vietnam, which won the championship for the first time in 60 years in 2019 under the leadership of coach Park Hang-seo, continued its momentum as the … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: Vietnam crowned men’s football champion
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Omicron subvariants under close scrutiny in Vietnam
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health said it is closely monitoring the emergence of new sub-lineages of the Omicron variant that causes the COVID-19 disease worldwide to promptly adopt control measures if they are reported in Vietnam. Tracking Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1. (Photo credit: Corona Borealis Studio / Shutterstock) The ministry said it has kept regular contact with the World Health Organization to update information about Omicron mutations. It requested that localities enhance grassroots-level medical capacity, step up communication campaigns and encourage people to strictly follow pandemic control measures. New Zealand authorities announced on May 25 that they had detected the first case infected with the BA.2.12.1 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant in the community. BA.2.12.1 is currently the dominant variant that has spread rapidly in the United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the new subvariant has made … [Read more...] about Omicron subvariants under close scrutiny in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City steps up surveillance amid monkeypox outbreak in 20 countries
Ho Chi Minh City health authorities have called for efforts to monitor international arrivals at border gates to detect monkeypox, which has been reported in more than 20 countries outside Central and West Africa where it is an endemic disease. The municipal Department of Health on Thursday asked the Center for Disease Control (HCDC) to monitor entrants from abroad with remote temperature meters and observations to find out symptoms of the disease. Monkeypox can affect people of any age and suspected cases are those having an acute rash of unknown causes and experiencing one or more of the following symptoms as from March 15, 2022, including headaches, fever of over 38.5 degrees Celsius, swollen lymph nodes, muscle pains, backaches, and asthenia, the department said. Health centers and hospitals in all districts and Thu Duc City should pay attention to medical screening to early detect signs of monkeypox and conduct real-time RT-PCR tests to identify positive cases, the agency … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City steps up surveillance amid monkeypox outbreak in 20 countries