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Infection rates dropped and stabilised throughout 2022 and 2023, leading to the end of COVID-19's classification as a severe transmissible disease in June 2023. [ 22 ] Although the pandemic has heavily disrupted the country's economy , [ 23 ] Vietnam's GDP growth rate has remained one of the highest in Asia-Pacific , at 2.91% in 2020.
A police car in Hanoi with COVID-19 public health messaging. The Vietnamese government using social media platforms to keep the public informed of COVID-19 news and instructions. Thong Tin Chinh Phu (Governmental Information), the government's official Facebook page, provides nearly hourly updates on the country's pandemic situation. Zalo, a ...
On 14 October 2021, the Ministry of Health authorized the use of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17. [ 105 ] [ 106 ] [ 107 ] On December 10, the city of Ho Chi Minh initiated a campaign to administer third doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccinations to adults over 50, those with weakened immune systems, and frontline workers.
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The Việt Á scandal was a bribery and corruption scandal that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. In 2020 and 2021, Việt Á Technology Corporation [ vi ] bribed Vietnamese government officials to sell COVID-19 RT-PCR tests , at a heavy mark-up to provincial health departments and hospitals.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was confirmed to have spread to Southeast Asia on 13 January 2020, when a 61-year-old woman from Wuhan tested positive in Thailand , making it the ...
Vietnam is located in the tropical and temperate zone and prone to zoonotic diseases. In recent years, the country has been affected by SARS, avian influenza A(H5N1), influenza A (H5N6), and COVID-19, although the spillovers of viruses from animals to humans is attributed to the agriculture-centered economy and animal consumption.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic . The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever, [ 7 ] fatigue, cough, breathing difficulties , loss of smell , and loss of taste .