Fujifilm would invest in Fujifilm Yuwa Medical Products Vietnam Co., a joint venture that produces diagnostic agents, Vietnam News Agency reported, citing a Fujifilm official. The firm would be able to deliver two million kits a month to be sold globally, it added.

A medical worker handles vials containing Covid-19 samples in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, August 1, 2020.

However, when exactly the kits would enter production has yet to be confirmed.

Vietnam has been producing its own Covid-19 test kits since earlier this year, utilizing techniques that detect the novel coronavirus from a person's respiratory tract and blood.

A kit produced by Vietnam Military Medical University and Viet A Technologies, with research funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology, has received CE certification and a Certificate of Free Sale from the U.K., which allows their distribution in Europe. It has also been recognized by the Emergency Use Listing procedure (EUL) of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Vietnam has recorded 1,414 Covid-19 cases so far, 107 still active. Thirty-five people have succumbed to the disease, many being elderly patients with underlying conditions like diabetes or kidney failure.

The country has recorded no community transmission in nearly a month.

Vietnam respects and ensures people’s freedom of religion

Over the past few days, many delegations of the Party, State, Fatherland Front, Government Committee for Religious Affairs and local authorities have visited and congratulated Christians on the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Vice Chairman of provincial People's Committee Mai Son visits RoK Embassy on the occasion of New Year

(BGO) - Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Mai Son and leaders of the provincial Department of Foreign Affairs visited the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam and extended New Year greetings to its staff on December 21.

Source: VnExpress