Vietnam logged 35 cases of COVID-19 in the past 12 hours as of 6:00 am on May 13, 33 of which were recorded in quarantine sites, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam records 21 more local Covid-19 cases
By Le Nga May 13, 2021 | 01:09 pm GMT+7
Medical workers in protective suits treat a Covid-19 patient in the Hoa Vang Hospital in Da Nang, August 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong.
The Ministry of Health announced 21 new Covid-19 cases Thursday noon, saying all were recorded inside quarantine zones.
Seven cases were recorded in Bac Giang, four in Hung Yen, four in Thai Binh, three in Hanoi and one each in Thua Thien-Hue, Ha Nam and Hoa Binh.
The seven cases in Bac Giang are associated with an outbreak at electrical appliance manufacturer SJ Tech company. They are being treated at a local field hospital
COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - To keep
COVID-19 at bay, Vietnam wants countries that
produce vaccines to waive the associated intellectual property (IP) rights to
boost availability worldwide, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told
a regular press conference held virtually on May 13.
When asked to comment about
US President Joe Biden’s statement in support
of waiving IP rights on COVID-19 vaccines, Hang said Vietnam has made every possible
effort to access COVID-19 vaccines and negotiate with potential foreign
suppliers.
It has been able to access several sources of supply, including from the
Collecting samples for
COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported 21 new COVID-19
cases, all detected in quarantine areas, over the last six hours to 12:00pm on
May 13, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
The new patients include seven in Bac Giang, four in Hung
Yen, four in Thai Binh, three in Hanoi, and one each in Thua Thien-Hue, Ha Nam
and Hoa Binh.
These raised the
national count to 3,679, including 2,234
domestic infections and 1,445 imported cases. A total of 664 cases have been
documented since the fourth COVID-19 wave hit
Vietnam on April 27.
To stay safe from COVID-19, people are urged to strictly