A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals in Khanh Hoa province has returned positive initial results. The institute has therefore proposed the Ministry of Health conduct clinical trials on humans at the end of January.
The Club of Science and Technology Journalists within the Vietnam Journalists’ Association announced the top 10 outstanding science-technology events for 2020 in Hanoi in December.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will further strengthen comprehensive health care cooperation with Vietnam, including in prevention, warning and improving treatment capacity, said JICA President Kitaoka Shinichi.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has told health facilities in flood-hit areas to prioritise clean water and ensure the areas are thoroughly disinfected to stop the spread of diseases.
The Health Ministry on September 21 issued Decision No.4042/QD-BYT on approving the SARS-CoV-2 testing plan amid COVID-19 pandemic in replace of Decision No. 2245/QD-BYT dated April 22.
The Vietnamese and Japanese Governments on September 7 signed the exchange of notes on a non-refundable aid for COVID-19 prevention and control in Vietnam.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is proud to be part of Vietnam’s socio-economic development progress, said Chief Representative of JICA in Vietnam Shimizu Akira in an exclusive interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
Analysing the current COVID-19 situation in Vietnam, Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said if drastic and swift actions are not taken, the coronavirus will spread faster than authorities’ response.
The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases has called on recovered COVID-19 patients to donate their plasma, which would be used to treat the critically ill.
Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son said on August 5 that the current goal is to step up anti-body testing to discover COVID-19 infection cases in the community.
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the central region, the Health Ministry has sent many experienced experts to the central localities of Da Nang, Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue where both locals and medical staff are stretched out with great effort to fight the pandemic.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, on July 24 urged all competent forces to remain vigilant and stand ready to cope with new developments of the pandemic.
Da Nang has recorded one suspect case of COVID-19 which is a 57-year-old man who has stayed only in this central city over the past month, the Ministry of Health said on July 24.
More than 100 photos depicting how Vietnam combated COVID-19 are on display in Phan Boi Chau Park in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s capital, Hue city.
The Vietnam Vaccine JSC put into use its 32nd vaccination centre in Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highlands’ province of Dak Lak on July 15 - the largest of its kind in the region.
Two more SARS-CoV-2 test kits produced by Vietnam have been approved by the European Union and listed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as eligible for emergency use, one of which can produce results in just 30 minutes.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided aid packages worth 80 million JPY (around 733.300 USD) to support Vietnam’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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