On the afternoon of February 18, 18 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Hai Duong

Number of cases in Vietnam:

– At 6:00 p.m. on February 18: Vietnam had a total of 1,448 cases of COVID-19 due to domestic infections, of which the number of new cases from January 27 to now: 755 cases.

– From 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on February 18: 18 new cases, of which 0 cases of admission are immediately isolated.

New case information: 18 new cases (BN2330-2347) registered in Hai Duong country. Specifically:

CASES 2330-2347 (BN2330-2347): of which 15 cases were F1, previously in quarantine; 01 case in lockdown zone; 01 case detected by surveillance of cough and fever in the community; 01 case detected through surveillance, screened at the Health Center. Epidemiological investigation continues.

Currently, 02 patients are being isolated and treated at the Chi Linh District Medical Center; 01 patient is being isolated and treated at Hai Duong Tropical Diseases Hospital and 15 patients are being isolated and treated at No. 2 Field Hospital of Hai Duong Medical Technical University.

Number of people in quarantine: Total number of people who have been in close contact with the epidemic area and who have entered from it under medical surveillance (quarantine): 144,071, of which:

– Isolation concentrated in the hospital: 577

– Isolation concentrated in another establishment: 14,325

– Isolation at home and residence: 129,169.

Treatment Status: As reported by the Treatment Subcommittee of the National Steering Committee for Disease Control and Prevention: COVID-19:

– 25 patients declared cured: BN1656-BN1556-BN1879-BN1576-BN1738-BN1849-BN1566-BN1655-BN1874-BN1735-BN2092-BN2093- BN1660-BN1542- BN1739-BN1610-BN1736- BN1538- BN1806-BN1807- BN1808-BN18 -BN1812-BN1813

Thus, so far our country has cured 1,605 patients with COVID-19.

So far, among COVID-19 patients treated in health facilities, the number of first negative cases with the SARS-CoV-2 virus: 69 cases; Number of negative second cases for SARS-CoV-2: 39 cases, the number of negative third cases was 55 cases.

Among patients receiving treatment at medical facilities across the country, BN1536 currently being treated at Da Nang Lung Hospital is the most seriously ill patient. BN1536 is elderly, has a history of hypertension and diabetes for many years.

Regarding treatment, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that in recent years, the Ministry of Health has continued to increase human resources to support, direct localities and medical facilities to perform well treatment work for women. sick people.

In terms of treatment, the treatment facilities continue to perform well. Doctors always do their best to treat patients in the best way.

Regarding the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Health said that the Ministry has been actively working with partners to import vaccines to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam soon. At the same time, research and manufacturing of vaccines in the country will be strengthened. Socialize and mobilize resources for the faster and more comprehensive provision of COVID-19 vaccines.

According to Document No. 1215 / QLD-KD on Importing Medicines Without Registration Certificate to Meet Urgent Need for COVID-19 Prevention, Just Was Mr. Le Viet Dung, Deputy Director of Medicines Administration of Vietnam (The Ministry of Health) signed for enactment yesterday, the Vietnam Drug Administration approved the import of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for AstraZeneca Vietnam Co., Ltd., the amount of 204,000 doses.

Vaccine name: COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. Manufacturer: SK Bioscience Co Limited-Korea

According to this decision, imported vaccines to be used for urgent needs in epidemic control must meet the conditions included in the approval of 1-2 days vaccines from the Ministry of Health.

The document also states that AstraZeneca Vietnam Co., Ltd. is responsible for the origin and quality of imported vaccines to ensure correct use of vaccines, safety, efficiency, and compromises.

AstraZeneca must comply with current regulations regarding the import, export, circulation and distribution of medicines and related regulations.

The AstraZeneca vaccine is the first COVID-19 vaccine approved for conditional import into Vietnam. This is a vaccine researched and developed by AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Company in collaboration with the University of Oxford (UK). Currently, this vaccine has been licensed for circulation for 1 year or conditional importation in the Philippines, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Vietnam and some other countries.

This first batch of vaccine is expected to arrive in Vietnam on February 28. At the same time, about 4.88 million doses of COVAX vaccine are also expected to reach Vietnam. So we have around 5 million doses to give the first injection to more than 5 million people.

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