Fresh outbreak in Vietnam grows to 82, company closed
3 years, 11 months ago

Fresh outbreak in Vietnam grows to 82, company closed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Seventy-two of the cases came from an electronic company in Hai Duong province, where a 34-year-old female employee tested positive after her colleague was found to carry the virus from Osaka, Japan, several days earlier, the Health Ministry said. The fresh outbreak comes as nearly 1,600 delegates of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party convened in Hanoi to set out the country’s policies and elect a new set of leaders for the next five years. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called for an urgent meeting Thursday morning on the sidelines of the congress to discuss action to contain the outbreak, official Vietnam News Agency reported.

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Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days
1 year, 8 months ago

Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 is no longer a public health emergency, the World Health Organization declared last week, roughly 1,200 days after it first learnt of a new coronavirus spreading through Wuhan, China. Still, WHO’s word is a strong determinant in global health discourse and on this count, the agency fell short in its mission, especially in the early days of the pandemic. …

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
2 years ago

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, according to an internal estimate from the nation’s top health officials, Bloomberg News and the Financial Times reported Friday. How the NHC came up with the estimates cited by Bloomberg and the Financial Times is unclear, as China is …

China grapples with a rash of coronavirus infections after easing its strict controls
2 years, 1 month ago

China grapples with a rash of coronavirus infections after easing its strict controls

LA Times  

A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses was reported by social media users Friday across China after the ruling Communist Party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump. “There’s very few people coming in because there’s so many cases,” said Gang Xueping, a waitress in a Beijing restaurant. Half of the company’s people …

Ministers meet to discuss relaxing coronavirus rules amid soaring cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Ministers meet to discuss relaxing coronavirus rules amid soaring cases

Dutch News  

Ministers and health experts are meeting at the prime minister’s official residence on Monday morning to decide what the next steps in dealing with the pandemic should be, ahead of Tuesday’s press conference. On Saturday the NRC said the government’s coronavirus advisory group, the Outbreak Management Team, is recommending opening cafes, bars, restaurants and the cultural sector again, albeit with …

Ministers meet to discuss relaxing coronavirus rules amid soaring cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Ministers meet to discuss relaxing coronavirus rules amid soaring cases

Dutch News  

Ministers and health experts are meeting at the prime minister’s official residence on Monday morning to decide what the next steps in dealing with the pandemic should be, ahead of Tuesday’s press conference. On Saturday the NRC said the government’s coronavirus advisory group, the Outbreak Management Team, is recommending opening cafes, bars, restaurants and the cultural sector again, albeit with …

One of 2 COVID cases at Hong Kong party was false positive
3 years ago

One of 2 COVID cases at Hong Kong party was false positive

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of two people who …

Vietnam to start phased reopening to tourists in October
3 years, 3 months ago

Vietnam to start phased reopening to tourists in October

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Travellers will also be required to present a negative Covid test result taken within 72 hours of arrival and proof …

Vietnamese man jailed for five years for spreading COVID-19 to eight people, one who died
3 years, 4 months ago

Vietnamese man jailed for five years for spreading COVID-19 to eight people, one who died

ABC  

Vietnam has jailed a man for five years for breaking strict COVID-19 quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media is reporting. Key points: The man was jailed after breaching the 21-day quarantine regulations when travelling between two cities He infected eight people, one of whom died Once a COVID-19 success story, in the past few months Vietnam …

Vietnam tightens virus lockdown ahead of Harris visit
3 years, 4 months ago

Vietnam tightens virus lockdown ahead of Harris visit

The Independent  

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The Latest: Vietnam imposes strict lockdown in southern city
3 years, 4 months ago

The Latest: Vietnam imposes strict lockdown in southern city

The Independent  

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Vietnam deploys troops to enforce strict coronavirus lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City
3 years, 4 months ago

Vietnam deploys troops to enforce strict coronavirus lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City

ABC  

Vietnamese soldiers have been deployed on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City to help enforce a lockdown in the country's business hub, which has become the epicentre of its worst coronavirus outbreak so far during the pandemic. Key points: Under the new restrictions, Ho Chi Minh City residents are prohibited from leaving their homes The city has mobilised troops …

The Latest: Vietnam calls in army for strict virus lockdown
3 years, 4 months ago

The Latest: Vietnam calls in army for strict virus lockdown

The Independent  

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Vietnam struggling with Delta variant outbreak after being hailed COVID-19 success story
3 years, 4 months ago

Vietnam struggling with Delta variant outbreak after being hailed COVID-19 success story

ABC  

Vietnam reported just 1,500 coronavirus cases last year, but the number of people infected has now soared past 230,000 — the vast majority recorded in the past two months. Key points: The Delta strain has spread rapidly in high-density areas, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City The Delta strain has spread rapidly in high-density areas, particularly in Ho Chi Minh …

The Latest: Vietnam virus surge leads to Hanoi lockdown
3 years, 5 months ago

The Latest: Vietnam virus surge leads to Hanoi lockdown

The Independent  

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Vietnam Locks Down Hanoi For 15 Days As COVID-19 Cases Rise
3 years, 5 months ago

Vietnam Locks Down Hanoi For 15 Days As COVID-19 Cases Rise

NPR  

Vietnam Locks Down Hanoi For 15 Days As COVID-19 Cases Rise Enlarge this image toggle caption Hieu Dinh/AP Hieu Dinh/AP HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam announced a 15-day lockdown in the capital Hanoi starting Saturday as a coronavirus surge spread from the southern Mekong Delta region. On Friday, Hanoi reported 70 confirmed infections, the city's highest, part of a record 7,295 …

Vietnam coronavirus: suspected variant that’s a hybrid of the UK and India strains detected
3 years, 7 months ago

Vietnam coronavirus: suspected variant that’s a hybrid of the UK and India strains detected

CNN  

CNN — Vietnam’s health ministry has detected a suspected new coronavirus variant which it said appears to be a hybrid of two highly transmissible strains. “A new coronavirus variant with characteristics from the existing Indian and UK variants had been detected in Vietnam for the first time,” Vietnam’s Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long told a national news conference Saturday. …

Asia suffers outbreaks where covid-19 had seemed beaten
3 years, 7 months ago

Asia suffers outbreaks where covid-19 had seemed beaten

Live Mint  

For months, Covid-19 seemed to be all but gone from parts of Asia, where some of the world’s most successful battles to contain the coronavirus were waged. “We’re seeing infections in settings that we had not seen last year," said Dr. Michael Kinzer, Global Health Protection Program director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Cambodia. “The …

Taiwan was a Covid success story. Now it’s fighting its biggest outbreak
3 years, 7 months ago

Taiwan was a Covid success story. Now it’s fighting its biggest outbreak

CNN  

CNN — Taiwan has imposed new restrictions including limits on gatherings in its capital as it battles its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic last year. Taiwanese authorities imposed new social distancing measures Saturday, closing bars, clubs and gyms around the island, and restricting indoor gatherings in Taipei and the surrounding New Taipei City to five people. …

After lull, cases spread in Vietnam's cities, provinces
3 years, 8 months ago

After lull, cases spread in Vietnam's cities, provinces

The Independent  

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Asia Today: China sees most monthly infections since March
3 years, 11 months ago

Asia Today: China sees most monthly infections since March

The Independent  

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Pandemic advice ignored by Donald Trump helps Vietnam fight coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Pandemic advice ignored by Donald Trump helps Vietnam fight coronavirus

Live Mint  

Vietnam beat back its first wave of coronavirus infections by embracing U.S.-supported pandemic strategies that the Trump administration largely ignored. Even before Vietnam confirmed its first cases in late January, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered officials to break out the blueprint developed in 2014 during a global health security project, funded in part by US-AID and created with the …

Vietnam Says Every City, Province Now at Risk of Virus Infection
4 years, 5 months ago

Vietnam Says Every City, Province Now at Risk of Virus Infection

News 18  

Vietnam, virus-free for months, was bracing for another wave of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday after state media reported new cases in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands linked to a recent outbreak in the central city of Danang. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the current wave of infections was different to the second wave Vietnam fought …

Vietnam curbs movement in city of 1.1 million as virus-free run ends
4 years, 5 months ago

Vietnam curbs movement in city of 1.1 million as virus-free run ends

Live Mint  

Vietnam will suspend all flights and public transport into and out of a city of 1.1 million people where the country's first coronavirus cases in months were recently detected, authorities said Monday. But fresh restrictions on movement, including stopping buses and taxis within the city, were announced following the discovery of Vietnam's first locally transmitted COVID-19 infection in nearly 100 …

Coronavirus: Satellite images of Wuhan hospitals show epidemic could have arrived last autumn, Harvard study shows
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Satellite images of Wuhan hospitals show epidemic could have arrived last autumn, Harvard study shows

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Covid-19 virus may have …

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO
4 years, 7 months ago

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO

Associated Press  

Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately,” and said its work and commitment to transparency were “very impressive, and beyond words.” But behind the scenes, it was a much different story, one …

Vietnam: How this country of 95 million kept its coronavirus death toll at zero
4 years, 7 months ago

Vietnam: How this country of 95 million kept its coronavirus death toll at zero

CNN  

CNN — When the world looked to Asia for successful examples in handling the novel coronavirus outbreak, much attention and plaudits were paid to South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. “If you had unreported or uncontrolled community transmission, then we’ll be seeing cases in our hospital, people coming in with chest infections perhaps not diagnosed – that has never happened,” …

How has Vietnam, a developing nation in South-East Asia, done so well to combat coronavirus?
4 years, 7 months ago

How has Vietnam, a developing nation in South-East Asia, done so well to combat coronavirus?

ABC  

It's an achievement amid the coronavirus pandemic that governments from the United States to Italy can only dream of. Key points: Despite sharing a border with China, Vietnam has reported less than 300 cases Despite sharing a border with China, Vietnam has reported less than 300 cases Experts believe that Vietnamese coronavirus caseload statistics are accurate Experts believe that Vietnamese …

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Case count in Uttar Pradesh jumps to 3,467 as state reports 102 new infections, five deaths; Agra worst-affected district with 756 cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Case count in Uttar Pradesh jumps to 3,467 as state reports 102 new infections, five deaths; Agra worst-affected district with 756 cases

Firstpost  

11:45 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates WHO denies report of pressure from China to withhold coronavirus info The World Health Organisation has dismissed as “false allegations” a media report that it withheld information about the new coronavirus following pressure from China.The UN agency said in a statement late Saturday that a German magazine’s report about a telephone …

Some countries are squashing the coronavirus curve. Vietnam is one
4 years, 8 months ago

Some countries are squashing the coronavirus curve. Vietnam is one

Live Mint  

In January, when the world was starting to learn about the new coronavirus, Vietnam’s leader likened it to an enemy the nation must fight. Already a top choice for global manufacturers looking to diversify out of China, Vietnam’s response so far is likely to further boost its credibility, said Julien Brun, Ho Chi Minh City-based managing partner at CEL, which …

Coronavirus: Hong Kong reports zero new cases for first time in more than six weeks
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Hong Kong reports zero new cases for first time in more than six weeks

The Independent  

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In Vietnam, There Have Been Fewer Than 300 COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths. Here's Why
4 years, 8 months ago

In Vietnam, There Have Been Fewer Than 300 COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths. Here's Why

NPR  

In Vietnam, There Have Been Fewer Than 300 COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths. Here's Why Enlarge this image toggle caption Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images Vietnam shares a border with China, yet it has reported no deaths from COVID-19 and just 268 confirmed cases, when other Southeast Asian nations are reporting thousands. Experts say experience …

China sat on coronavirus pandemic news for six days
4 years, 8 months ago

China sat on coronavirus pandemic news for six days

The Hindu  

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began travelling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. “All localities must prepare for and respond to a pandemic.” In …

Coronavirus | Wuhan initially downplayed crisis, says China expert Dali Yang
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Wuhan initially downplayed crisis, says China expert Dali Yang

The Hindu  

On December 31, 2019, the Wuhan government announced an outbreak of viral pneumonia. Until January 19, Wuhan authorities would maintain there was no proof of human-to-human transmission but the following day, China’s government would reveal otherwise. Studies suggest while China’s January 23 lockdown of 50 million people averted an additional 7 lakh cases outside Wuhan, interventions one week and three …

Coronavirus Outbreak: China reports second consecutive day of no new local transmissions but imported cases rise
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: China reports second consecutive day of no new local transmissions but imported cases rise

Firstpost  

A total of 67 new cases were reported as of end-Wednesday, up from 47 a day earlier, all of which were imported, China’s National Health Commission said in a statement on Thursday Beijing/Shanghai: Mainland China reported a second consecutive day of no new local coronavirus infections as the epicentre of the epidemic Hubei province opened its borders, but imported cases …

March 10, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 10 months ago

March 10, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

A staff member walks through an empty makeshift hospital in Wuhan after the last group of cured coronavirus patients were discharged on Sunday. Here are the latest developments: China is stabilizing: The country only reported 19 new cases today, a drastic drop from the peak just a month or two ago, when it was still reporting thousands of new cases …

Novel coronavirus: Trump says US is ‘ready’ for outbreak as cases spread worldwide
4 years, 10 months ago

Novel coronavirus: Trump says US is ‘ready’ for outbreak as cases spread worldwide

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The novel coronavirus outbreak appears to have entered a new stage, as cases continue to rise around the world, raising fears of a global pandemic, even as the situation stabilizes inside China. World Health Organization officials said Wednesday that for the first time, the number of daily cases reported outside China had exceeded the number those …

Coronavirus outbreak: China's Wuhan partially lifts curbs on people's movement
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: China's Wuhan partially lifts curbs on people's movement

India Today  

China has partially eased restrictions in coronavirus-hit Wuhan, permitting people who are infected with the virus or stranded to leave for the first time after a month as the death toll climbed to 2,592 while the number of confirmed cases increased to more than 77,000, officials said Monday. Meanwhile, the death toll climbed to 2,592 with 150 new fatalities while …

Coronavirus outbreak: Chinese president Xi Jinping's early involvement in leading response raises uncomfortable questions
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Chinese president Xi Jinping's early involvement in leading response raises uncomfortable questions

Firstpost  

The publication of the 3 February speech was an apparent attempt to demonstrate that the Communist Party leadership acted decisively from the beginning, but also opens Xi Jinping up to criticism over why the public was not alerted sooner. Beijing: A recent speech by Chinese president Xi Jinping that has been published by State media indicates for the first time …

Chinese President\'s early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions
4 years, 10 months ago

Chinese President\'s early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the response to a new virus outbreak from early on in the crisis. In the speech, Xi said he gave instructions on fighting the virus on Jan. 7 and ordered the shutdown of cities that …

China's Hubei Province reports 139 new coronavirus deaths on February 14
4 years, 10 months ago

China's Hubei Province reports 139 new coronavirus deaths on February 14

The Hindu  

The number of new deaths in China's central Hubei Province from the coronavirus outbreak rose by 139 as of February, the Province's health commission said on its website on February 15. Experts question China's numbers Infections and deaths from the new virus in China ballooned for a second straight day on February, on paper at least, as officials near the …

Novel coronavirus inflicts growing toll on Chinese health workers
4 years, 10 months ago

Novel coronavirus inflicts growing toll on Chinese health workers

The Hindu  

The new coronavirus has taken a growing toll of Chinese health workers on the front line of the fight to stop it, a top official said on Friday, as authorities reported more than 5,000 new cases, including more than 120 deaths. China's National Health Commission said it had recorded 121 new deaths and 5,090 new coronavirus cases on the mainland …

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates
4 years, 10 months ago

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

New fatalities push nationwide death toll close to 1,400 and further 5,090 new cases take total infections near 65,000. We deeply regret this.” China eases refinancing rules to help listed firms fight coronavirus China’s securities regulator loosened its refinancing rules on Friday to help listed companies fight the coronavirus epidemic and resume production. China says 6 health workers died from …

World Health Organization under scrutiny as it walks China tightrope over coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

World Health Organization under scrutiny as it walks China tightrope over coronavirus

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Sitting alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was effusive in his praise of the country’s response to the coronavirus crisis. “It brings all of WHO’s work in emergencies together with a common structure across headquarters and all regional offices in order to …

China coronavirus COVID-19 | No major change in trajectory of outbreak, says WHO
4 years, 10 months ago

China coronavirus COVID-19 | No major change in trajectory of outbreak, says WHO

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation on February 13 said a sharp rise in reported COVID-19 cases in China, due to a change in counting methods, did not represent a big shift in the epidemic. China’s official death toll from the new coronavirus and the number of cases reported soared dramatically on February after authorities altered the way they tally infections. “This …

Coronavirus: death toll in China passes 1,000, over 42,000 confirmed infections in the country
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: death toll in China passes 1,000, over 42,000 confirmed infections in the country

The Hindu  

The number of fatalities from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,016 nationwide on February 11 after hard-hit Hubei Province reported 103 new deaths. The number of confirmed infections reached 42,638 nationwide with nearly 2,500 new cases reported, the National Health Commission said in its daily update. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with medical workers and patients affected at a …

February 8, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 11 months ago

February 8, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

A lawyer turned citizen journalist reporting from in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, has been forcibly quarantined, friends and relatives said on Friday. “I’m scared, I have the virus in front of me and behind me China’s law enforcement,” Chen told viewers in an emotional video recorded on January 30 before his disappearance. Chen Qiushi: Wuhan is short …

February 8, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 11 months ago

February 8, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

A lawyer turned citizen journalist reporting from in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, has been forcibly quarantined, friends and relatives said on Friday. “I’m scared, I have the virus in front of me and behind me China’s law enforcement,” Chen told viewers in an emotional video recorded on January 30 before his disappearance. Chen Qiushi: Wuhan is short …

Coronavirus outbreak: 2,826 under observation in Kerala; majority from Malappuram, followed by Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Thrissur
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: 2,826 under observation in Kerala; majority from Malappuram, followed by Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Thrissur

Firstpost  

Following the detection of three positive cases, the LDF government had declared the epidemic as a ‘state calamity’ Thiruvananthapuram: Over 2,800 people are under observation in Kerala for the novel coronavirus infection and no new cases have been reported, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said. At least 2,826 people are under surveillance in the state as of Thursday, a press …

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates
4 years, 11 months ago

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

China reports 73 people died on Wednesday, the highest since the outbreak began late last year. For February 7 updates clicke here: Thursday, February 6 Doctor who ‘sounded alarm’ over outbreak dies of virus, report says Global Times, a tabloid run by the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily, said Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital and among …

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