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Additional 427 new Covid-19 infections confirmed on Saturday

An additional 427 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Saturday in Vietnam, raising the national tally to over 11.51 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

An additional 427 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Saturday in Vietnam, raising the national tally to over 11.51 million, according to the Ministry of Health.


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According to the ministry's report, the national caseload has so far increased to 11,514,174.

On November 26, an additional 208 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 10.60 million.

On Saturday evening, no deaths from Covid-19 were recorded, the country's total fatalities stayed at 43,170, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections.

By November 26, the country had injected nearly 264 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines.

A recent survey found out that about 85% of healthcare workers develop clinical symptoms after contracting Covid-19, with men having more symptoms than women.

Phan Nhat Khanh, Deputy Director of the Hospital for Rehabilitation - Treatment of Occupational Diseases, said the study was conducted on 292 medical staff at the hospital from March to October 2022.

The results show that the Covid-19 pandemic has put a lot of pressure on medical staff.

At the same time, healthcare workers with underlying medical conditions are more likely to develop clinical symptoms following Covid-19 infection. People who are experiencing mental health problems such as stress, depression, anxiety, will have the possibility of showing post-Covid clinical symptoms from 1.13 to 1.22 times higher than the general population.
Source: dtinews.vn
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