The number of COVID-19 cases in Ho Chi Minh City is showing a tendency to increase again, mainly due to the NB.1.8.1 variant; there have been 2 deaths among individuals with severe chronic diseases.
According to the Ministry of Health, in the past 24 hours, Vietnam recorded 1.031 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of 315 cases compared to the previous day.
After several consecutive days of increases, today (April 15), the number of COVID-19 cases has temporarily "cooled down" to 775, a decrease of 5 cases compared to yesterday.
Professor Phan Trong Lan, Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, assessed the COVID-19 situation in Vietnam in the context of recording many new cases.
On April 12th, the Ministry of Health announced that Vietnam recorded 261 new cases of COVID-19, an increase of 78 cases compared to the previous day (April 11th).
Experts are assessing the COVID-19 situation as the number of cases increases, especially on April 11th, which was the highest figure so far this year.
Experts point out the reasons for the recent resurgence in COVID-19 cases, including the fact that many people are still complacent about disease prevention.
The Ministry of Health announced on the afternoon of October 10th that the country recorded an additional 1.045 COVID-19 cases, with 77 severe cases requiring oxygen support.
On the afternoon of October 7th, the Ministry of Health announced that the country had recorded an additional 702 new COVID-19 cases, with one patient dying in Quang Ninh.
The Ministry of Health announced on the afternoon of October 4th that the country recorded an additional 1.020 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 224 cases compared to yesterday.
The Ministry of Health reported an additional 1.705 new COVID-19 cases on the afternoon of August 28th. Currently, 99 patients are in serious condition and are undergoing treatment, and one F0 case in Hanoi has died.
On the afternoon of August 17th, the Ministry of Health announced that Vietnam has recorded the BA.2.74 subvariant, not BA.2.75 as previously reported.
According to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 prevention and control bulletin on August 11th, there were 2.367 new COVID-8 cases, an increase of 357 cases compared to yesterday, with no deaths; Nghe An province added 4.408 F0 cases.
The Prime Minister instructed the Acting Minister of Health to direct the health system to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination process and ensure that vaccines do not expire.
On the evening of July 20th, the Ministry of Health recorded 1.161 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number in the past 47 days, with 49 patients in critical condition requiring oxygen.
On the afternoon of June 9th, the Ministry of Health announced 802 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 imported cases and 799 domestically recorded cases, a decrease of 114 cases compared to the previous day.
According to information from the Ministry of Health, on May 27, Vietnam recorded an additional 1.239 cases of COVID-19, a decrease of 36 cases compared to the previous day.
According to the latest guidelines from the Ministry of Health on adjusting the definition of COVID-19 cases and close contacts (F1), F1 individuals are no longer required to quarantine as before.
Many F0 cases who went to the health station to request a confirmation certificate were directed to contact their neighborhood committee. When they contacted the neighborhood committee leader, they were told, "I don't have the expertise, I don't know about that."