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Number of Covid-19 patients at HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases rises to 53 The Saigon Times Employees of the HCMC Hospital of Tropical Diseases come to the hospital for quarantine. As many as 53 employees of the hospital have tested positive for Covid-19 – PHOTO: TNO HCMC – The HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases today completed testing 887 employees, using the real-time RT-PCR method, and 53 of them tested positive for Covid-19, including 22 cases reported yesterday. All the 53 cases have got two shots of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and 52 of them reported no symptoms of Covid-19. The 53 cases are employees of the IT, administrative, general planning, personnel organization and pharmacy departments. They are being treated at the hospital’s departments of infection control A and D. Three days ago, the hospital tested its employees who have directly contacted Covid-19 patients treated at the hospital and all of them tested negative. According to an … [Read more...] about Number of Covid-19 patients at HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases rises to 53

Vietnam reports 92 more Covid-19 cases The Saigon Times A local man in Ha Tinh Province has his samples collected for Covid-19 testing. Vietnam’s Covid-19 tally reached 10,630 with 92 fresh cases reported this morning, June 14 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Vietnam’s Covid-19 tally reached 10,630 with 92 fresh cases reported this morning, June 14. Of the new infections, there was one imported case who was quarantined upon arrival in the country, while 91 others were locally-transmitted, the Ministry of Health confirmed. Among the fresh locally-infected cases, HCMC accounted for the most at 30 cases, followed by Bac Giang with 23 cases. Tien Giang had 14 cases, Ha Tinh recorded 10, while nine were reported in Bac Ninh and four in Binh Duong. Especially, Bac Kan reported its first case in the latest coronavirus wave, raising the number of virus-hit localities in the country to 40 up to now. Yesterday afternoon, a working team led by Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 92 more Covid-19 cases

Vietnam emerges as one of new PPE suppliers globally: IFC The Saigon Times A woman works at a face mask manufacturing company. Vietnam’s PPE manufacturing capacity surged six-fold in 2020 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Vietnam has emerged as one of the new personal protective equipment (PPE) suppliers globally and its PPE manufacturing capacity surged six-fold last year, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. This ramped-up supply was initially driven by textile manufacturers shifting production in response to the health emergency during the Covid-19 pandemic and to mitigate losses caused by canceled orders for garments. "Some textile manufacturers who started producing PPE products as an immediate response to the pandemic, are now considering the medium to longer-term business opportunity in this area," said Vu Duc Giang, chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association. "However, local manufacturers have … [Read more...] about Vietnam emerges as one of new PPE suppliers globally: IFC

Two more employees of frontline hospital in HCMC infected with Covid-19 The Saigon Times The HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases has been locked down after detecting Covid-19 cases who are employees of the hospital - PHOTO: TNO HCMC – The HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases tested 924 employees from June 11 to 13 and detected 55 Covid-19 infections, up two over the figure reported yesterday, June 13, said director of the HCMC Department of Health Nguyen Tan Binh. At a meeting of the municipal steering committee for Covid-19 infection prevention and control held today, June 14, Binh said the 55 cases were employees of 13 units of the hospital, such as IT, administrative, general planning, personnel organization and pharmacy, the local media reported. Especially, all of them have got two shots of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Among the cases, one is residing in a Covid-19 hotspot of the city—Ehome 3 apartment building in Binh Tan District, Binh said. Binh … [Read more...] about Two more employees of frontline hospital in HCMC infected with Covid-19