Top 8 Latest Important Covid Updates in Vietnam

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1. From 16:00 on December 7th to 16:00 on December 8th, there were 14,599 new cases in 58 provinces and cities

2. Ho Chi Minh City: Starting from 10/12, rollout of the third COVID-19 vaccine dose

3. COVID-19 Outbreak: Omicron Variant Poses Threat, Ministry of Health Urges Proactive Response

4. COVID-19 Situation in Western Provinces Remains Concerning; F0 Cases Still High

5. Drug Administration Bureau: 2 Foreign Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to License COVID-19 Treatment Drug Production

6. Several provinces and cities have implemented allowing mild symptomatic F0 treatment at home

7. Urgent Tracing and Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Source in Lao Cai

8. Starting December 01, localities will autonomously extract passenger data via the PC-Covid app

1. From 16:00 on December 7th to 16:00 on December 8th, there were 14,599 new cases in 58 provinces and cities

The Covid situation in Vietnam remains extremely complex

From 16:00 on December 7th to 16:00 on December 8th, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health, there were 14,599 new cases, including 4 imported cases and 14,595 domestic cases. The number of community infections is recorded at 8,322 cases.

Ho Chi Minh City tops the list of Covid infections, while the number of cases in the southwestern provinces remains high

As of now, Ho Chi Minh City has reported over 482,000 infections, with over 18,400 deaths. Additionally, Binh Duong is the second-highest province in terms of Covid cases, with over 285,000 infections. Following closely are provinces such as Soc Trang, Dong Thap, Can Tho, Tay Ninh... with no fewer than 700 cases per day (as of 16:00 on December 8th).

The Covid-19 situation in Vietnam

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Vietnam has recorded 1,352,122 cases, ranking 33rd out of 223 countries and territories. In terms of infection rate per 1 million people, Vietnam ranks 149th out of 223 countries and territories (an average of 13,714 infections per million people).

Total number of deaths from Covid-19 in Vietnam so far is 26,930 cases, accounting for 2% of the total infections. The average number of deaths recorded in the past 7 days: 204 cases.

Number of tests conducted from April 27th, 2021 until now: 27,285,221 samples for 70,427,988 individuals.

Total number of recoveries: 1,036,393 cases. The number of critically ill patients currently undergoing treatment is 7,506 cases, including:

Oxygen therapy via mask: 5,346 cases;
High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy: 1,194 cases;
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: 172 cases;
Invasive mechanical ventilation: 778 cases;
ECMO: 16 cases

With the current high number of Covid cases, the Ministry of Health continues to direct and guide localities to vigorously implement epidemic prevention and control measures for the 2021-2022 winter-spring season, focusing on implementing disease prevention and control work in remote areas, areas with difficult access to healthcare services, areas inhabited by ethnic minorities, areas with population mobility, areas with existing outbreaks, and areas with low vaccination rates.

The number of COVID infections remains concerning

COVID prevention and control meetings are currently being conducted

2. Ho Chi Minh City: Starting from 10/12, rollout of the third COVID-19 vaccine dose

On December 8, the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control issued a plan and guidance for administering the COVID-19 booster and recall doses (third dose) in the City. The City will begin administering booster shots to high-risk individuals and recall doses to those who have received the full 2 doses of vaccine after 6 months, starting from December 10, 2021, depending on vaccine supply.

According to this guidance, the booster dose will be administered to individuals aged 18 and older with weakened immune systems, such as organ transplant recipients, cancer patients, HIV-infected individuals, or those currently or previously using immunosuppressive drugs within 6 months... These individuals must receive the final dose of the basic regimen at least 28 days apart. Individuals aged 50 and older are given priority.

For the recall dose, Ho Chi Minh City will administer it to individuals aged 18 and older who have received the final dose (second dose) of the basic regimen or booster dose at least 6 months ago. Priority will be given to individuals with underlying medical conditions; those in need of long-term care at medical facilities; individuals aged 50 and older; those directly involved in testing, caring for, or treating COVID-19 patients; healthcare workers; and frontline epidemic prevention personnel.

Regarding the type of vaccine, if previous doses were of the same vaccine type, the booster and recall doses will be administered using the same type or mRNA vaccine. If different vaccine types were previously administered, the booster and recall doses will be mRNA vaccines. If the basic dose (or booster dose) was Sinopharm vaccine, the recall dose may be administered with the same type or a viral vector vaccine (AstraZeneca vaccine).

The City is ramping up COVID-19 vaccination efforts to ensure that no at-risk individuals are missed. For at-risk individuals who have not yet been vaccinated or have not received sufficient doses, they will be persuaded and promptly guided to the nearest healthcare facility for safe vaccination.

In cases where at-risk individuals cannot travel to vaccination sites, mobile vaccination teams will be organized to administer vaccines at home. For at-risk individuals who have received the full dose, the City will administer recall doses if the last dose was received more than 6 months ago. For individuals with weakened immune systems, booster doses will be administered if they have received the full basic dose at least 28 days apart.

Ho Chi Minh City rolls out third dose from December 10, 2021

Vaccination efforts need to be swiftly and effectively implemented

3. COVID-19 Outbreak: Omicron Variant Poses Threat, Ministry of Health Urges Proactive Response

What is the Omicron Variant?

According to some sources, a new variant known as Omicron has recently emerged and is believed to be more infectious than the Delta variant. Health officials are concerned that this variant could spread rapidly globally, surpassing even the Delta variant.

Bambino Gesu Hospital announced on November 27 that Omicron has many spike mutations in the region interacting with human cells. Its contact area is also wider, indicating higher infectivity than Delta. The number of mutations in Omicron is 43, compared to 18 in Delta. With this unusual number of mutations, experts warn that the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be more easily spread or resistant to vaccines and natural immunity.

According to scientists, these changes suggest that the virus may have become better adapted to the human body. However, it is still too early to determine whether these mutations combined truly make the Omicron variant more dangerous than previous variants.

The new Omicron variant was officially named by the World Health Organization (WHO) and classified as a 'variant of concern' on November 26. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) also classified the Omicron variant as a 'variant of concern,' alongside previously detected variants such as Beta, Gamma, and Delta.

The Omicron variant first appeared in South Africa and Botswana and has now been detected in several countries such as Israel, the UK, Italy, and some European countries.

Localities Proactively Develop Response Scenarios to COVID-19 Outbreaks Caused by the Omicron Variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus

In response to the complex situation of the new variant, the Ministry of Health has directed localities to proactively develop response scenarios to COVID-19 situations in specific, detailed, feasible, and safe manners, ensuring effective adaptation, flexibility, and control of COVID-19 outbreaks.

Furthermore, the implementation of disease prevention measures such as the 5K recommendations is strongly advised to be carried out more rigorously and closely to prevent the spread of the new variant and contribute to protecting individual and community health.

Omicron Variant (formerly known as B.1.1.529)

Experts Worldwide Investigating New Omicron Variant Strain

4. COVID-19 Situation in Western Provinces Remains Concerning; F0 Cases Still High

Can Tho: reported 1,153 COVID-19 cases. Among them, 5 cases identified through community screening, 364 tested at medical facilities, 65 cases in quarantine areas, 37 cases in lockdown areas, and 682 cases under home isolation. The average number of infections per day (recent 7 days) is no less than 700 cases/day.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Can Tho from July 8 until now is 29,620 cases, with 13,747 recoveries. The total number of fatalities is 223.

Soc Trang: has 746 COVID-19 cases, including 466 community cases. The cumulative number of cases is 19,519, with 12,629 recoveries, and a total of 116 deaths.

Dong Thap: recorded 608 new COVID-19 cases, including 191 community cases. The province's total cases to date are 23,906, with 16,355 recoveries. The total number of deaths is 294.

Vinh Long: reported an additional 564 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2, including 342 community cases.

Ben Tre: registered 495 new cases positive for SARS-CoV-2, all of which are community cases. The cumulative number of cases in the province is 9,349, with 4,374 recoveries; The cumulative number of deaths is 70.

Kien Giang: detected 498 COVID-19 cases, including 181 community cases. The cumulative number of cases is 21,447, with 17,672 recoveries; The cumulative number of deaths is 34.

Bac Lieu: has 334 cases confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus by RT-PCR. Among them, 181 are community cases. The cumulative number of cases is 15,207, with 9,672 recoveries. The total number of deaths is 132.

An Giang: reported 320 COVID-19 cases, including 174 community F0 cases. The total number of deaths is 449.

Tra Vinh: identified 226 new COVID-19 cases, including 130 community cases. To date, the province has recorded 8,733 COVID-19 cases (including 42 imported cases), with 3,348 recoveries; The total number of deaths is 51.

Tien Giang: has 117 F0 cases, including 26 community cases, 91 cases in quarantine and lockdown areas. To date, Tien Giang has recorded 25,322 COVID-19 cases, with 20,039 recoveries. The total number of deaths is 565.

Multiple Western Provinces Reporting High Numbers of Community F0 Cases

Efforts to Vaccinate Against Covid-19 Intensify

5. Drug Administration Bureau: 2 Foreign Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to License COVID-19 Treatment Drug Production

The Drug Administration Department, Ministry of Health, announced that the American pharmaceutical company MSD and Pfizer have sent documents to the Drug Administration Department agreeing to voluntarily license the production of COVID-19 treatment drugs.

The Drug Administration Department (Ministry of Health) has recently sent documents to the Vietnam Pharmaceutical Enterprises Association regarding the voluntary licensing of COVID-19 treatment drugs, including the antiviral drugs Molnupiravir and Paxlovid.

Regarding the treatment drugs for COVID-19 patients at present, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son provided information at an online conference on November 25, stating that: Molnupiravir antiviral drugs have been allocated by the Ministry of Health to localities to implement controlled trial programs, caring for asymptomatic F0 cases at home and in the community, with nearly 250,000 doses used. The negative rate after using Molnupiravir for 5 days is from 72 to 93%, with a statistically significant difference compared to the control group. In addition, we have reduced the mortality rate by 50% compared to the group not using it. This is a promising result for patients infected from the beginning.

The Ministry of Health is also preparing alternative drug options to serve the treatment of COVID-19 patients, such as favipiravir (Avigan).

Streamlining approval, licensing, production procedures for COVID-19 treatment drugs, vaccines

The Prime Minister's conclusion requires the Ministry of Health to streamline administrative procedures in the approval, licensing, research, production of COVID-19 treatment drugs, vaccines, while ensuring scientific, safety, and effectiveness...

COVID-19 Treatment Drug Molnupiravir

Meeting of the Steering Committee after more than 1 month of nationwide implementation of Resolution 128 of the Government on temporary adaptation for safe, flexible, effective disease control

6. Several provinces and cities have implemented allowing mild symptomatic F0 treatment at home

Updating the situation, some provinces and cities have implemented plans to allow mild symptomatic F0 treatment at home as follows:

Hanoi: allows the deployment of mild and asymptomatic F0 treatment at home when ensuring the requirements of the health sector, minimizing patients having to transfer to treatment facilities. F0 treatment at home must ensure compliance with the requirements of the health sector; prepare and ready follow-up, sorting, and treatment drug distribution plans to minimize patient transfers to treatment facilities; regularly update on the city's F0 monitoring and management software.

In addition, regarding the survey of households eligible for home isolation, districts, towns, and districts have conducted surveys and compiled lists of households eligible for F1 home isolation to proactively isolate when there are F1 cases.

Khanh Hoa: expands home treatment for F0. By the evening of November 29, 1,528 F0 cases have been cared for and treated at home. These F0 cases are provided with sufficient medication, have healthcare personnel, and mobile medical stations for regular check-ups. Ensure timely transfer to medical facilities in case of deterioration.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau: specifically, home treatment for F0 will be carried out for COVID-19 patients without clinical symptoms or with mild symptoms such as fever, dry cough, sore throat, stuffy nose, numb tongue… In addition, F0 treated at home needs to meet minimal criteria such as having received at least one vaccine dose after 14 days or being children over 1 year old, adults under 50 years old, with no underlying diseases or already treated stably, not pregnant.

In case the patient shows signs of worsening, they will immediately contact the health authorities for emergency assistance and timely transportation to the hospital for treatment.

Ca Mau: to support and ensure the safety of F0 patients to confidently treat at home, Ca Mau has established 101 mobile medical stations in communes/wards/towns, provided necessary equipment as required to support people when needed. F0 patients at home are provided with Kit A (including: fever-reducing, pain-relieving drugs, vitamin C, electrolyte balance drugs, throat disinfectants such as Sodium chlorite); they are contacted daily by personnel from mobile stations to exchange information, guide health monitoring. The personnel also go to the location to check the patient's health, instruct the patient on how to use the medication when there are health abnormalities.

Phu Tho: the province is applying a plan to allow mild symptomatic F0 treatment at home. The provincial health sector has proactively arranged human resources, equipment, operational methods; reducing the pressure to establish or expand field hospitals, thereby significantly reducing the investment costs of infrastructure, equipment, and personnel allocation. Eligible F0 cases managed at home have the opportunity to receive better material and spiritual care, recover more quickly.

Home Care Kit for F0

Mild symptomatic F0 permitted for self-treatment at home

7. Urgent Tracing and Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Source in Lao Cai

As of 11:00 on December 4, according to information, Lao Cai recorded an additional 10 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the community, all of whom are students in the city of Lao Cai, with the source of infection not yet identified.

All 10 students reside in Kim Tan ward, Lao Cai city, and attend Kim Tan Secondary School.

On December 4, they were tested using Realtime RT-PCR and yielded positive results for SARS-CoV-2. None of these students are old enough to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Regarding the cluster of cases including 11 F0 cases among teachers and students in Mường Khương district, Lao Cai has traced 472 F1 cases, 5,021 F2 cases; collected samples from 458 cases, all yielding negative results for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, the authorities are continuing to investigate related cases.

Teachers instructing students on wearing masks for pandemic prevention

Lao Cai witnessing numerous unidentified sources of F0

8. Starting December 01, localities will autonomously extract passenger data via the PC-Covid app

Following the upgrade of the PC-COVID app, the Ministry of Transport has proposed that the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities designate focal points of the province or city to coordinate with the Ministries of Information and Communications, and Health to extract passenger information declared to their locality for implementing pandemic prevention and control measures as prescribed.

“Since December 1, 2021, the Ministry of Transport has stopped aggregating and sending information of passengers who declared to the localities and requested provinces and cities to proactively exploit this information through the PC-COVID application,” the Ministry of Transport's document stated.

Specifically, in the “Domestic travel declaration” section under the “Health declaration,” passengers have been able to declare all travel information such as: mode of transportation, vehicle number, date of departure, departure location, destination...

According to the regulations of the transport sector, passengers traveling by air and train have been conducting electronic health declarations on the PC-Covid pandemic prevention and control application, in the “Domestic travel declaration” section. These regulations aim to facilitate air and rail passengers during their travels, while also helping the aviation and railway sectors ensure service quality, serve passengers, and control the pandemic.

Air passengers must make electronic health declarations on the PC-Covid application. (Photo: TTXVN)

Health declaration

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