Third phase of COVID-19 vaccination campaign begins 16:26 | 14/05/2021
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Hanoi â Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has asked agencies and localities nationwide to immediately make plans to carry out the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination on greater scale compared to the previous phases.
According to the official, 1.682 million doses of AstraZenceca COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Vietnam on May 16, which are supplied by COVAX Facility via the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF).
Dr Duong Thi Hong, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said that the Expanded Programme on Immunisation will continue to hold trainings on COVID-19 vaccination, especially pre-vaccination screening and response to post-injection reations to ensure safety.
Minister of Health explains rapid spread of Covid-19 in Vietnam Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
13/05/2021 11:17 GMT+7
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that the current wave of Covid-19 in Vietnam is much more complicated than the previous ones and the new virus variant has spread in an unprecedented way.
The 4th outbreak – the latest – occurred on April 27 and so far the number of locally-transmitted cases has reached nearly 600 cases across 26 provinces and cities. The remarkable feature of this wave is that it is much more complicated for three reasons.
Vietnam to provide Cambodia with 800 ventilators
Thursday, 2021-04-22 16:14:14
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NDO – Vietnam has decided to provide Cambodia with 800 ventilators, two million medical masks, 300,000 N95 masks and other medical equipment to serve its COVID-19 pandemic prevention.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long announced the information at an online meeting with Cambodian Minister of Health Mam Bunheng on April 22 in a bid to update information and share experiences in COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control.
The Vietnamese Health Minister valued the efforts of Cambodia in implementing anti-COVID-19 measures, noting that Vietnam is ready to assist Cambodia in its pandemic prevention fight.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony in central Nghe An province on April 11 where the Ministry of Health handed over a decision recognising the Nghe An General Friendship Hospital as an end-line hospital in medical checkup and treatment in the north central region.