Vietnam recorded 504 new COVID-19 cases, including 500 domestic and four imported, in the past six hours to 6pm on July 6, announced the Ministry of Health.
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Hanoi (VNA) - 🎀Vietnam recorded 504 new COVID-19 cases, including 500 domestic and four imported, in the past six hours to 6pm on July 6, announced the Ministry of Health.
Of the new cases, 271 were detected in Ho Chi Minh City, which is the country's current largest hotspot. Meanwhile, Dong Thap reported 99 cases, Binh Duong 92, Phu Yen 16, Long An eight, Nghe An three, two each in Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hanoi and Tra Vinh, one each in Lang Son, Hung Yen and An Giang. On July 6, a total of 1,029 infections, including 10 imported cases, were confirmed while 55 patients were given the all-clear. As of 6.30pm on the day, Vietnam had logged 20,183 domestic and 1,881 imported cases. The number of recoveries is 8,077, while the death toll is 94. There have been 18,613 cases recorded since April 27, when the fourth outbreak hit the country. Twelve cities and localities have gone through at least 14 consecutive days without new cases. Among active patients undergoing treatment, 311 have tested negative to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 133 twice, and 72 thrice. As of 5pm on July 6, Vietnam's COVID-19 vaccine fund had received more than 8.05 trillion VND (350.01 million USD) from 379,988 organisations and individuals, according to the managing board of the fund./.
Additional 248 new COVID-19 cases were added to the national tally in the past six hours to 12:00pm on July 6, raising the caseload to 21,560, according to the Health Ministry.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has developed a response plan for a scenario in which the number of COVID-19 patients reaches 10,000 – 15,000, including 500 severe cases.
Deputy Director of the Hanoi Health Department Tran Van Chung warned of a high risk of COVID-19 infection in the community, especially the outbreak in Dong Anh district where new cases had close contacts with many people.
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.
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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.
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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.
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