Tag: mutation
Vietnam speeds up locally-produced Nano Covax vaccine testing
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has agreed to complete the third and final testing phase of the Nano Covax, a locally-made COVID-19 vaccine developed by Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC by the middle of August.
Local COVID-19 vaccine rollout no later than June 2022, PM orders
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked Vietnamese vaccine developers to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine research, transfer of technology and manufacturing, aiming to roll out locally produced vaccines before June 2022 at the latest.
Health Ministry refutes rumours of new mutated strain of coronavirus
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on June 16 hit back at rumours that a newly mutated strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has emerged and spread quickly in Ho Chi Minh City, the busiest and most populous city of Vietnam.
SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads through droplets, air, says health official
VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong on June 3 advised people to wear a face mask in public places to prevent them from getting infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus as its variants are said to spread through both droplets and the air.
Vietnam detects new hybrid strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus
VOV.VN - Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on May 29 warned about difficulties ahead in Vietnam’s ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic following the detection of a new mutated strain of the virus.
PM commends frontline healthcare workers on COVID-19 fight
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter, highly commending healthcare workers for their tireless efforts, even silent sacrifice, in the fight against COVID-19 to protect people’s health.
COVID-19: Mutated variants B.1.1.7 & B.1.617.2 found in Da Nang
VOV.VN - Many of the COVID-19 patients in Da Nang city, a coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, have carried either the variant B.1.1.7 first detected in the United Kingdom or the variant B.1.617.2 from India, according to the Ministry of Health.
COVID-19: 56 more local cases detected, including 33 in Bac Giang hotspot
VOV.VN - Bac Giang province remain Vietnam’s largest coronavirus hotspot as it has recorded 33 out of a total of 56 local cases announced by the Ministry of Health (MoH) on May 24 morning.
Health Minister: Fresh COVID-19 wave may last longer in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has warned the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to last longer, on a large scale, and the mutated virus is more transmissible.
First case of LEOPARD syndrome reported in Vietnam
An eight-year-old girl in the southern province of Tien Giang has been diagnosed with LEOPARD syndrome, which is the first case in Vietnam, according to Dr. Tran Nguyen Anh Tu, deputy head of the department of skin aesthetics at the Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital.