COVID-19: Localities receive training in use of entry management software
The Ministry of Health on January 28 provided training to the 63 provincial-level localities nationwide on the application of a software managing people entering Vietnam.
A representative of the software developer gives an introduction of the entry management software (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Health on January 28 providedtraining to the 63 provincial-level localities nationwide on the application ofa software managing people entering Vietnam.
Viewed as highly important for COVID-19 prevention and control, the softwarehelps manage people entering Vietnam from when they fill in health declarationsto the time they are under quarantine or exit the country.
It helps intensify the monitoring of those in quarantine by conducting randomchecks via an automated phone system. It also assists the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in knowing their movements inVietnam.
After filling in health declarations, each person entering the country will begiven an access code and QR code. While the access code is for updating theirinformation on the Vietnam Health Declaration app on smartphones, the QR codecan be used at ports of entry and quarantine facilities or shown toauthorities.
As of the morning of January 29, Vietnam’s COVID-19 tally stood at 1,651,including 786 cases of community transmission. Some 1,430 patients haverecovered while the number of fatalities is still at 35./.
Ho Chi Minh City has called for tighter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday after Vietnam identified 82 new COVID-19 cases related to the two that were diagnosed on January 27, the highest number recorded in a single day in the country.
The northern province of Bac Ninh has decided to impose social distancing in Lam Thao commune of Luong Tai district for 21 days, starting on January 29, after a local resident was confirmed as a COVID-19 patient.
The Ministry of Transport has ordered the suspension of all passenger and cargo flights from/to the northern border province of Quang Ninh, where COVID-19 cases were recently detected in the community.
Hanoi will test all people who have returned from Quang Ninh province and Hai Duong’s Chi Linh city, which have been hit by the latest COVID-9 outbreaks, since January 14.
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The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
A representative of the software developer gives an introduction of the entry management software (Photo: VNA) 
