Health & Education

Local textile companies could prioritize producing fabric masks to serve domestic demand instead of export orders.

Vietnam is responding to the new coronavirus outbreak according to the third scenario plan.

Tougher measures will be taken to curb the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Hanoi.

During the quarantine, the individuals who have fever or other symptoms of nCoV infection will be transferred to specialized hospitals for treatment.

The two biggest cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, each detecting three cases positive with ConV, have granted a week off as of Monday to 4 million students.

Currently there are several emergency lines to report on the epidemic including the hotlines 1900 9095 and1900 3228.

Hanoi has not recorded any individual infected with the deadly virus as of February 3.

Closing schools is one of tough measures that Vietnam has taken to deal with the epidemic that broke out in neighboring China in December 2019.

Vietnam declares the national epidemic after the country found six infected cases, including one under human-to-human transmission.

The working teams will keep an eye on the epidemic which leaves more than 60 suspected cases so far.

Returning to the old post, Long will be a member of the Working Group for nCoV Prevention.

Prices of masks have been driven up by hoarding and citizens’ spookiness.

Local health experts said that test kits would greatly help Vietnam deal with the situation.

The city's leader requires the health sector to be well-prepared for the worse situation.

Over the past 10 days, Vietnam has recorded 98 suspected cases with signs of fever and cough, all from China’s virus-stricken areas or having contacted with the infected.

According to the Hanoi Department of Health, in Vietnam, as of January 30 morning, no cases of nCoV have been recorded in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son today requested hospitals to classify patients at the time of admission and set up separate rooms for patients with symptoms of acute respiratory infection.

Vietnam will temporarily stop granting tourist visas for Chinese of nCoV-infected territories, except urgent cases.

The first novel coronavirus patient in Vietnam is currently conscious, and can breathe by himself, eat and sleep, showed no signs of fever.