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The COVID-19 vaccine sample from the Institute for Vaccines and Medical Biologicals was tested on March 15 – Photo: HỮU THAI
PATIENT 2555 (BN2555): male, 35 years old, Vietnamese citizen, residing in District 10, Go Fold District, Ho Chi Minh City.
The patient from Finland transited through France, entered Noi Bai airport on March 9, and was quarantined immediately after entering Hanoi.
The test result on March 13 was positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Currently, the patient is isolated and treated at Dong Anh Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
– DISEASE 2556 (BN2556): female, 45 years old, Vietnamese citizen, residing in Binh Son Commune, Trieu Son District, Thanh Hoa Province.
Patients from the United Arab Emirates entered Tan Son Nhat Airport on March 10 and were immediately quarantined after entering Dong Nai Province. The test result on March 14 was positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, the patient is isolated and treated at Dong Nai Lung Hospital.
– PATIENT 2557 (BN2557): female, 35 years old, Vietnamese citizen, residing in Tan Hoa Commune, Chau Thanh A District, Hau Giang Province. Patients from abroad entered the Ha Tien border gate on February 27 and were quarantined immediately after entering Kien Giang province.
The test result on March 13 was positive for SARS-CoV-2. The patient is currently isolated and treated at the Ha Tien City Medical Center.
As of 6:00 p.m. on March 15, Vietnam had a total of 1,594 COVID-19 cases due to domestic infections, of which the number of new cases from January 27 to now is 901 cases.
Cambodia infection remains tense
On the morning of March 15, the Cambodian Ministry of Health announced 20 new cases of COVID-19. So far, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Cambodia is 1,325, including one death.
Also starting on March 15, a number of Cambodian provinces imposed measures to restrict travel on national highways and provincial highways, especially in border areas between provinces. Meanwhile, new regulations on the wearing of masks and the implementation of social segregation in places designated by the Cambodian Ministry of Health are thoroughly enforced with very high fines for offenders.
According to a decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on March 12 that guides the implementation of the Law on Prevention and Control of COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases, cases of non-compliance with the regulations on the use of masks and distancing can be subject to a fine. from USD 50 to USD 250. For a business owner, the applicable penalty is between $ 100 and $ 1,250.
In Tbong Khmum, the provincial government asked residents of Phnom Penh and the hotspots of the COVID-19 outbreak to self-quarantine for 14 days. Meanwhile, in Siem Reap province, the government has instructed functional forces to set up checkpoints on the waterways and 6 main roads leading into the province to prevent the risk of infection. For people from high-risk provinces like Phnom Penh, Prey Veng, and Preah Sihanouk, Siem Reap province requires quarantine and testing.
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Cambodia on 2-3. This is a vaccine transferred under the COVAX program – Photo: REUTERS
Indonesia buys 20 million doses for “private vaccination”
On March 15, Honesti Basyir, CEO of state pharmaceutical company Bio Farma, said Indonesia is expected to receive 20.2 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine starting in the second quarter of 2021. US .) And Sinopharm (China) for vaccination. program run by the private sector.
Consequently, Bio Pharma has ordered 15 million doses of Sinofarm vaccine and 5.2 million doses of Moderna. The Sinofarm vaccine batch may arrive in the country by the end of the second quarter of 2021, while the Moderna vaccine batch will arrive in the third quarter of 2021.
Indonesia started the national vaccination program in January, aiming to vaccinate 181.5 million people in one year to achieve community immunity.
By February 2021, Indonesia enabled the implementation of one of the first private sector vaccination programs in the world in parallel with the national mass immunization program.
Consequently, companies can purchase the COVID-19 vaccine from the state to inject into company employees and their families. The pharmaceutical company Bio Farma will be responsible for the distribution of vaccines and vaccinations are carried out in private health centers.
According to the director of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rosan P. Roeslani, more than 11,500 companies have joined the program, with about 7.4 million people vaccinated.
