PM checks nCoV fight in Thua Thien-Hue

Updated: 08:36, 08/02/2020

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 7 checked the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by coronavirus (nCoV) in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Vietnamese province assists Chinese region in nCoV fight

Bac Giang city mobilizes forces to join in nCoV epidemic prevention

Bac Giang gives top priority for nCoV prevention and control

To date, no nCoV infection cases have been reported in the locality.

Earlier on February 2, a drill on preventing the virus outbreak was held at the Hue Central Hospital in Phong Dien district.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (front, second from right) checks the fight against coronavirus.

Vietnam has so far recorded 13 cases tested positive for the virus.

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has successfully cultivated and isolated the virus in the laboratory.

This will enable quicker tests of the virus, according to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

With the latest achievement, Vietnam is able to test thousands of samples a day when necessary, he said, noting that this will also be a prerequisite for developing a vaccine against the virus in the future.

More than 1,000 people returning from China and nearly 500 others with close contact with infected patients are being quarantined and monitored and waiting for test results.

Vietnam offers free treatment to nCoV patients

Patients carrying the new coronavirus or suspected of infection will be tested gratis across Vietnam.

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As many as 28,276 cases of 2019-nCoV infections have been reported as of 7.30am on February 6.

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(BGO) – In the face of nCoV complex situation, the Customs Office controlling the industrial parks in Bac Giang province and the Department of Industry and Trade have strictly supervised the situation to give timely instruction to the enterprises.

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A female receptionist who was infected with Wuhan coronavirus (nCoV) in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa was released from hospital on February 4, making her the third successfully treated nCoV case in Vietnam.