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Central Quang Nam province has been closely monitoring patients with symptoms of acute respiratory failure to prevent the transmission of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

A delegation from the Ministry of Health inspected preventive measures against the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) at the Can Tho General Hospital in the Mekong Delta city on July 8.

Central Thua Thien-Hue and northern Nam Dinh provinces have been proactively conducting dozens of precautionary measures against the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

The Ministry of Health has asked health departments across the country to increase training courses for doctors and nurses to proactively cope with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) as it develops.

The southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City has issued a Plan of Action as prep against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) threat.

Nearly 45,000 individuals arriving in Vietnam by air, sea and land from countries affected by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been screened by body-temperature scanners, a health official said.

The Russian visitor in Lam Dong province who was suspected of contracting the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) tested negative for the deadly virus, affirmed the Central Highlands province’s Department of Health Director Pham Thi Bach Yen on June 24.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is concerned over the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), said ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh.

A drill was jointly conducted by the Bac Thang Long Hospital and the municipal Department of Health on June 20 in Hanoi to enhance instruction capacity and effective and quick response in the case the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) enters the country.

Hanoi has been stepping up precautionary measures to ward off transmission risk of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), as heard at a meeting on June 18 in Hanoi between Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and the municipal authorities.

The Ministry of Health is organising a training course for more than 200 medical staff from 10 northern mountainous provinces on dealing with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from June 17-18.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has allocated additional healthcare staff and equipment to a number of high-risk areas in a bid to prevent the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on June 6 issued an action plan against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in an effort to promptly detect and treat infected cases and to prevent an outbreak of the disease in Vietnam.

As part of precautions against MERS-CoV, the Health Ministry established four rapid-response teams in the northern, southern, central and Central Highlands regions on June 5.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long spoke with Nhan Dan (People) newspaper about Vietnam’s measures to deal with the threat posed by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

The Philippine President on February 11 ordered the Acting Health Secretary to ensure that all necessary preventive measures are taken to prevent the spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) after an infection was confirmed.

The Ministry of Health has recommended preventive measures against the Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) that is spreading in many countries around the world.

Although the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus has not been reported in Thailand, the country’s Public Health Ministry will keep a close watch on the situation.