Month: September 2021

As of Yesterday, 1,984,628 people, or 60.6 percent of the total population, had been vaccinated against COVID-19, while 84.4 percent of the adult population had been vaccinated.

China has received 42.69 million doses of vaccine so far, and 237,292 people have received at least one dose, according to a vaccination chart released by the Ministry of Health's COVIDNOW website.

For adolescents, 33.0% had received at least one dose of vaccine, 1.0% had completed vaccination and 93.9% of adults had received at least one dose of vaccine.

The unvaccinated accounted for 29.6 percent or 9.65 million 108 of the total population.

The total number of doses nationwide was 323,335 yesterday, of which 172,388 were the first doses and 150,947 were the final doses.

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Deaths now at 37,686 (+91)

Recoveries now at 2,353,140 (+39,980)

The DOH will report the backlog of deaths in separate advisories.

Reference website：PH Coronavirus Updates

In the past 24 hours, Vietnam has reported 9,362 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 20 imported cases and 9,342 indigenous cases. Ho Chi Minh City had the highest number of cases at 4,134, followed by Binh Duong Province (3,793)

According to the Ministry of Health, from 17:00 On September 26 to 17:00 on September 27, Vietnam reported 9,362 new confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country, of which 4,453 were found in communities.

On the same day, 10,528 patients were cured and 174 died.

Of the 9,342 locally confirmed cases, 4,134 in Ho Chi Minh City, 3,793 in Binh Duong, 616 in Dong Nai, 190 in Long an Ho, 131 in An Giang, 80 in Sining, 73 in Kin Giang, 58 in Chien Giang, 56 in Can Tho city, 54 in Henan, 32 in Binh Thuan, 26 in Khanh Hoa, 21 in Binh Dinh, Quang binh 15 cases, 14 cases from dong thap province, rich ain in 11 cases, 9 cases, ninh thuan province kun song province in 5 cases, 4 cases, ca mau province province, 4 cases of beijiang river, 4 cases of bayu vung tau province Yi ain, 3 cases of quang ngai in 3, 3 cases, quang province yonglong province 3 cases, 3 cases of quang nam province, agricultural province 3 cases, vinh province in 2 cases, jia lai province in 2 cases, penang province in 2 cases, 2 cases of quang ninh province, ping fu province in 1 case, One case was reported in Da Nang, one in Thanh Hoa province, one in Vinh Phuc province and one in Hanoi.

In the past 24 hours, the number of confirmed cases fell by 987 in Ho Chi Minh City, 130 in Tong Nai and 26 in Binh Phuc from yesterday.

The number of cases increased by 461 in Binh Duong province, 50 in An Giang and 43 in Sining province.

With 766,051 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the outbreak, Vietnam ranks 44th out of 222 countries and territories.

Since the fourth wave of the epidemic began on April 27, Vietnam has reported a total of 761,527 new locally confirmed cases, including 533,275 cured and discharged from hospital.

Sixteen provinces and cities, including Beichao, Xuan Quang, Laizhou, Heping, Anpei, Hejiang, Taiyuan, Dien Bien, Yongfu, Haiphong Fushou, Ninh Ping, Nanding, Bejiang, Taiping and Lang Son, have not reported new COVID-19 cases for more than 14 consecutive days.

On September 27, 10,528 new patients were cured and discharged from hospitals nationwide, bringing the total number of cured patients to 538,454. Among the patients treated in various medical institutions, there were 4,135 cases of critical illness.

On September 27, 174 new deaths were reported, bringing the cumulative death toll to 18,758. The COVID-19 fatality rate stood at 2.5%, 0.4% higher than the world average.

In the past 24 hours, 344,543 tests were taken nationwide. A total of 51,904,476 people have been sampled and tested since April 27.

On September 26, 865,610 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered. So far, 39,232,772 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

Reference website: Vietnam+

COVID-19 infections in Malaysia rose to 15,759 cases today after reporting a declining trend for five days with 14,345 cases yesterday.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a post on his Twitter account said Sarawak logged the highest new cases today with 3,732 infections followed by Johor (1,959), Selangor (1,934) and Penang (1,417)

“Three more state with more than one thousand cases today are Kelantan (1,338), Sabah (1,291) and Perak (1,184),” he said, According to Dr Noor Hisham, six states reporting three-digit COVID-19 cases are Kedah (786), Pahang (707), Terengganu (592), Kuala Lumpur (359), Melaka (264)

and Negeri Sembilan (127).

Meanwhile, Putrajaya, Perlis and Labuan recorded 34, 23 and 12 cases respectively.

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Deaths now at 37,074 (+140)

Recoveries now at 2,193,700 (+21,974)

Reference website：PH Coronavirus Updates

According to the Health bureau of Hanoi, 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported between 6pm and 12pm on September 21 in Hanoi, all of which were found in isolation and lockdown areas.

Hanoi, Viet Nam -- Hanoi city reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases between 6am and 12am on September 21, all found in isolation and lockdown zones, according to the Hanoi City Health Department.

The newly confirmed cases are reported in Yongbyon county (five), Bucheon County (three), Hwangmei County (one) and Chungchun County (one).

According to statistics, from the fourth wave of COVID-19 outbreak on April 27 to 12 o 'clock on September 21, there were 4,203 newly confirmed cases in Hanoi, among which 1,311 were screened in communities, and the rest were found in isolation areas, blockaded areas, hospitals and imported cases.

On September 21, the first day of the implementation of the Municipal government's Directive No. 22 on adjusting the epidemic prevention and control measures, some business services resumed without road permits, and citizens could buy food from supermarkets and traditional markets, and streets began to be bustling.

Reference website: Vietnam+

The number of COVID-19 new cases in the country continued to drop for four days in a row, with 15,669 cases reported in the last 24 hours until noon today.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah through his postings on his Twitter account and Facebook page, said the additional cases have brought the

cumulative number to 2,011,440.

Selangor was back reporting the highest number of cases with 2,632 today, followed by Sarawak (1,983) and Johor (1,974).

Sabah, meanwhile, recorded the fourth highest number of daily cases with 1,784, followed by Penang (1,651), Kelantan (1,406) and Kedah (1,207).

Perak recorded 856 cases, Pahang (763), Terengganu (483), Kuala Lumpur (411), Melaka (329), Negeri Sembilan (143), Perlis (30), Putrajaya (14) and Labuan (three).

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Deaths now at 35,529 (+222)

Recoveries now at 2,052,867 (+20,542)

The positivity rate (29.7%) is a new record-high for the country.

Reference website：PH Coronavirus Updates

On September 13, ho chi minh city people's committee chairman, city COVID - 19 buy pomfret in the steering committee, director of the epidemic prevention and control guidance committee at a news conference, said, according to the government's target of resolution 86, the ministry of health epidemic prevention and control indicators, the city decided to continue according to the government knowledge will extend social distance measures 16 until Sept. 30.

Phan says ho Chi Minh City needs more time to consolidate its results. Since August 23, when epidemic prevention and control measures were stepped up, the city has made outstanding achievements, such as reducing the red zone and expanding the green zone. The proportion of patients decreased significantly. Positive progress has been made in the management of admission and treatment, which is in line with the evolution of urban epidemic situation. The management model of COVID-19 patients in the community has played an effective role, which conforms to the actual situation of the epidemic in the city.

So far, more than 6.5 million people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the city, accounting for more than 90% of the city's population aged over 18, and more than 19% have received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 1.3 million people. Vaccine coverage is an important condition for cities to return to normal life and expand economic activity.

Goods supply in Ho Chi Minh City is gradually improving, with some supermarkets, online delivery personnel, e-commerce and food delivery services resuming operations, helping to meet some of the needs of residents.

As for future epidemic prevention tasks, Pan wenmei said that in the future, the city will focus on implementing some measures, such as improving vaccination coverage; (a) Focus on strengthening the treatment capacity of the health care system, especially primary health care; Focus on formulating an economic recovery plan after September. This week, the city will finalize its post-September epidemic prevention and control and economic recovery plan and solicit opinions from experts, businesses and residents before putting it into effect. In addition, ho Chi Minh City will expand trials of food, medical equipment, medicine and other production, goods distribution, banking, telecommunications and securities services to ensure safety.

Pan added that the city has and is and will continue to focus on social security during the implementation of social distancing measures.

On the issue of the "green card", Tseng Chi-sang, director of ho Chi Minh City's Health Department, said that the "green card" model allows people who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine to participate in some activities, but they do not need to be tested unless they have a "green card". "Green card" holders will still be required to follow the "five kits" and be tested if necessary. In the future, the bureau is cooperating with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Communications and Media to carry out the "green card" model. In addition, the city's department of Communications and media is working on introducing unique software as soon as possible. The software will inherit vaccination, test results and 3d codes. The city has submitted the solution to the central government for approval. Ho Chi Minh City will pilot the solution in three locations when it is approved, and later expand it to other green zones within the city.

Reference website: Vietnam+

Malaysia recorded a total of 18,547 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with Sarawak topping the list with the highest number of daily cases in two consecutive days.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah through a statement posted on Twitter and Facebook said with the number of new cases, the total cumulative tally of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia stood at 1,880,734 cases.

He said Sarawak recorded the highest number of daily cases with 3,200 cases today, adding that yesterday the state logged 3,714 new cases.

“Selangor recorded 2,407 cases followed by Johor (2,174); Sabah (2,107); Penang (1,776); Kedah (1,487); Kelantan (1,458); and Perak (1,197). “Meanwhile, Pahang recorded cases below 1,000 at 742; followed by Terengganu (645); Kuala Lumpur (631); Melaka (448); Negeri Sembilan (229); Perlis (20); Putrajaya (22); and Labuan (four),” he said.

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