UK COVID-19 variant found in patients in Hai Duong, Quang Ninh
A new and more contagious variant of COVID-19 from the UK was found in patients in the northern provinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, according to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
A COVID-19 treatment establishment in Hai Duong province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - A new and more contagious variant of COVID-19 fromthe UK was found in patients in the northern provinces of Hai Duong and QuangNinh, according to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
Eleven out of the 16 samples tested by scientists from the institute has 17signature mutations of the super-spreader B.1.1.7 strain that was firstdiscovered in the UK in December 2020.
The new virus strain is said to spread more quickly than previous variants ofthe coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. It has caused a surge in the number of COVID-19 infections inthe UK as well as other European countries. The variant has been present in 60countries worldwide as of January 17.
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City said on February 1 that Patient 1,660 from the northern province of Hai Duong was infected with theB.1.1.7 strain. He is under treatment at the city’s Cu Chi COVID-19 treatment hospital.
Earlier, a female worker from Vietnam Poyun Electronics Co.,Ltd was found withthe B.1.1.7 variant when arriving in Japan last month.
The highly contagious coronavirus variant that originate in South Africa wasalso found in an important case in December 2020, according to the the NationalInstitute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
Vietnam has so far recorded 1,851SARS-CoV-2 infections. Of the total, 964 were locally-transmitted cases,including 271 linked with Hai Duong since the latest coronavirus outbreak hitthe province on January 27./.
Cai Bau island in Van Don district in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been put under temporary lockdown as from 0:00 on February 2 in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has requested Hanoi authorities to consider the establishment of a special hospital to treat COVID-19 patients, given the rapid spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Authorities in Hanoi have ordered the temporary closure of online game and internet shops from February 2 early morning, as part of the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the city, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung.
Despite storm-related disruptions and flight delays, the organs were successfully transported via a combination of air and ground travel. All patients are currently stable and recovering well.
The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
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The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
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This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
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 COVID-19 treatment establishment in Hai Duong province (Photo: VNA) 
