Chinese scientists have discovered a new strain of coronavirus from bats that has the ability to invade human cells in a similar way to the SARS-CoV-2 virus (which causes COVID-19).
A Chinese research team has discovered a new coronavirus in bats that has the potential to infect humans, as it uses the same ACE2 receptor that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the evening of August 31st, the Ministry of Health recorded 2.727 new COVID-19 cases (a decrease of over 500 cases compared to the previous day) and nearly 8.500 patients recovered, with no deaths reported.
On the evening of August 23, the Ministry of Health announced 3.195 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of nearly 1.000 cases compared to yesterday and the highest number in the past 5 days.
On the evening of August 20th, the Ministry of Health recorded 2.704 COVID-19 cases (a decrease of nearly 300 cases compared to yesterday), 6.395 patients recovered, and 1 patient in Hanoi died.
On the evening of August 13th, the Ministry of Health recorded 1.815 new COVID-19 cases, nearly 5.200 patients recovered, and the number of critically ill patients continued to rise.
The head of the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) outlined two scenarios for epidemic control and how to respond should the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron enter Vietnam.
Many people believe that contracting COVID-19 after receiving three doses of the vaccine means they have antibodies, equivalent to receiving a fourth dose. Is this view correct?
According to a representative from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health), the new BA.5 subvariant of the Omicron strain has been detected in Vietnam for the first time.
Although the number of COVID-19 cases and the death rate have decreased sharply, the Ministry of Health still proposes that COVID-19 be classified as a Group A infectious disease and has not yet declared the epidemic over.
Trong dự thảo gửi Ban Chỉ đạo Quốc gia phòng, chống dịch COVID-19 và các bộ, ban, ngành, địa phương, Bộ Y tế đề xuất COVID-19 là bệnh nhóm A, chưa là bệnh lưu hành.
The Ministry of Health provides guidance on the groups of people who need to receive the 3rd and 4th doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the dosage and type of vaccine to be used in each case.
As of June 14th, Dien Bien province had approximately 51.000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in stock, but the vaccination progress was very slow, posing a high risk that these vaccines would have to be discarded.
On the afternoon of June 18th, the Ministry of Health announced an additional 699 new COVID-19 cases recorded nationwide across 36 provinces and cities (a decrease of 24 cases compared to the previous day).
According to the Ministry of Health regulations, children aged 12-17 should receive a booster dose (3rd dose) at least 5 months after the last dose of the basic vaccine (2nd dose).
The Hanoi Department of Health has requested that localities urgently administer the fourth dose of the vaccine to eligible individuals, following the guidelines of the Ministry of Health.
Because they believe their COVID-19 condition has stabilized and they have developed antibodies after the third dose, many people are hesitant to get the fourth dose.
On the afternoon of June 16th, the Ministry of Health announced 774 new COVID-19 cases across 44 provinces and cities, a decrease of 92 cases compared to the previous day.