A woman is given COVID-19 vaccine at Lang Son provincial General Hospital. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported no new COVID-19
cases during the past 12 hours to 6:00am on April 29, keeping the national
count at 2,865, according to the Ministry of Health.
As many as 38,513 people having close contact with
COVID-19 patients or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are currently
quarantined across the country.
The ministry’s Medical Service Administration reported that
a total of 2,516 patients have been given the all-clear from COVID-19 so far,
while the
death toll related to the disease remains at 35.
Among active patients undergoing treatment, 13 tested
Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh speaks at the working session (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) -
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked Ho Chi Minh City
to maintain a high level of vigilance against COVID-19, improve its quarantine capacity,
and be ready to support other localities, including southwestern border
provinces.
At
a working session with HCM City’s leaders on April 28, Binh said the city
should review its
COVID-19 prevention and control from the highest to the grassroots
levels.
Along
with strengthening the inspection of pandemic prevention activities, especially
at hospitals, schools, supermarkets, and places of worship, it should strictly
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The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has recently issued guidelines on protocols for diagnosis and treatment of rare brain/abdomen blood clots in the setting of low levels of blood platelets occurring after COVID-19 vaccinations.
Medical staff at Soc Trang General Hospital in the southern province of Soc Trang receive COVID-19 vaccines
It stressed that these incidents are serious, but a very rare and unusual complication that seems to occur more among women younger than 60 years old.
The committee is
headed by Associate Professor Dr
Minister of
Health Nguyen Thanh Long issued Decision No 1888/QĐ-BYT on April 15 establishing
the steering committee, which comprises senior officials from the ministry and
leaders from its departments along with leading local experts and scientists in
diverse fields, from immunisation, infection, emergency resuscitation and intensive
care to haematology, cardiology and neurology.
The committee is
tasked with guiding medical establishments on screening, monitoring, and
handling any adverse events following COVID-19 vaccinations and promptly assisting
localities in dealing with all situations safely.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Medical Examination and Treatment