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Cases recorded in Hà Nội (8,864), Bắc Giang (4,171), Hải Dương (2,948), Sơn La (2,860), Phú Thọ (2,596), Nam Định (2,592), Hồ Chí Minh City (2,466), Hòa Bình (2,391), Bắc Ninh (2,375), Vĩnh Phúc (2,117), Hưng Yên (1,995), Hải Phòng (1,890), Ninh Bình (1,799), Yên Bái (1,666), Lào Cai (1,655), …
Read More »Việt Nam to receive mRNA vaccine technology transfer from WHO training hub
Vials of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. — Photo from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) GENEVA — Việt Nam is among five countries newly selected to receive mRNA vaccine technology transfer from a global biomanufacturing training hub established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in South Africa. Việt Nam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and …
Read More »Corticosteroid drugs should only be used with doctor’s prescription during COVID-19 treatment
A local medical worker brings medication to a COVID-19 case under home care in Bình Định Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Medical experts have warned the self-administration of corticosteroid drugs during home treatment of COVID-19 cases without a doctor’s input could worsen the disease. With the COVID-19 caseload …
Read More »Prices of COVID-19 test kits, medicinal herbs up as infections increase
Screen grab of COVID-19 rapid tests offered by a local pharmacy. — VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The price of COVID-19 test kits have been increasing due to a drastic increase of daily infected cases in Hà Nội. A survey of several pharmacies in Hà Nội’s by Vietnam …
Read More »Girl loses ovary after doctors discover rare cancer
Dr Tô Thùy Nhi from HCM City’s Children’s Hospital No 2’s Department of haematology-oncology examines a child with ovarian cancer. Photo tuoitre.vn HÀ NỘI — Hà, a 12-year-old girl from southern Bến Tre Province, has lost one ovary and suffered painful complications after doctors discovered she had a malignant ovarian tumour …
Read More »Warning on methanol poisoning as consumption of fake alcoholic drinks increases
A patient suffering from methanol poisoning is treated at the Poison Control Centre under Bạch Mai Hospital. — Photo vietnanmplus.vn HÀ NỘI – The Poison Control Centre under the Hà Nội-based Bạch Mai Hospital has reported an increase in cases of methanol poisoning before and after the Tết holiday, …
Read More »Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine passports not rolled out yet two months after introduction
A woman receives a COVID-19 booster shot in Hàng Bông Ward, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine certificates are still not available two months after the Ministry of Health officially introduced the template forms and issuance procedures due …
Read More »MoH issues new guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in children
A baby with COVID-19 is treated at the Việt Nam National Children’s Hospital in Hà Nội. —Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has issued new guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in children, especially children under 12 months who are at high risk of severe …
Read More »Việt Nam registers record 60,355 coronavirus cases on Wednesday
A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 testing in Thanh Hoá Province. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The record for daily transmissions was broken again on Wednesday as the country registered 60,355 new COVID-19 infections. The new cases bring the country’s tally to 2,972,378. There were a further 15,641 recoveries, bringing the total …
Read More »60,355 new cases announced on February 23
Cases recorded in Hà Nội (7,419), Bắc Giang (2,998), Hải Dương (2,944), Hòa Bình (2,595), Bắc Ninh (2,505), Phú Thọ (2,499), Nam Định (2,203), Vĩnh Phúc (2,013), Quảng Ninh (1,868), Hải Phòng (1,816), Ninh Bình (1,739), Hưng Yên (1,617), Yên Bái (1,556), Nghệ An (1,525), Thái Nguyên (1,499), Hồ …
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