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  Healthcare workers at a COVID-19 intensive care unit in HCM City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health plans to reform and renovate the sector’s finance structuring, especially remuneration for medical workers, making it the top priority this year, deputy health minister Đỗ Xuân Tuyên has said. …

  Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh made important proposals for the international community to achieve the goal of universal COVID-19 vaccination. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh made important proposals for the international community to achieve the goal of universal COVID-19 vaccination …

  A resident in northern Quảng Ninh Province performs a COVID-19 test on himself due to a shortage of medical workers at commune and ward level. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported 77,982 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, as the capital city Hà Nội broke its daily record with 10,783 transmissions. …

The 77,982 new COVID-19 cases include 12 imported cases and 77,970 local infections detected in Hà Nội (10,783), Nghệ An (3,985), Vĩnh Phúc (2,995), Hưng Yên (2,962), Tuyên Quang (2,737), Phú Thọ (2,696), Nam Định (2,654), Quảng Ninh (2,559), Hải Dương (2,534), Hòa Bình (2,373), Sơn La (2,136), Hồ Chí …

  Rescue forces give emergency aid to a passenger. —Photo baochinhphu.vn QUẢNG NAM — At least 10 people have died after a passenger boat sank offshore Cửa Đại Beach in Hội An ancient town in central Quảng Nam Province on Saturday. There were 39 people onboard, including 36 tourists and three cruise members.  The Cửa Đại Border …

  Dr Lê Kim Bình, head of the Field Hospital No1 for COVID-19 patients in southern Bến Tre Province, checks the medical records of COVID-19 patients. — VNA/VnExpress News Photos Chương Đài HÀ NỘI — Dr Lê Kim Bình will never forgot the day he moved to the Field Hospital …

Some families are so worried about COVID they spent millions of đồng on flu remedies to prevent it. While it’s good to be cautious, health specialists said people should always follow doctors’ instructions and not use non-prescription drugs. Watch this video to find out how much you actually need to …

  NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ (third, right) presents flowers to the Việt Đức University Hospital on the occasion of the 67th Vietnamese Physicians’ Day  HÀ NỘI– National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ attended a ceremony to mark the 67th Vietnamese Physicians’ Day (February 27) at the Việt Đức University …

Molnupiravir pills are available at pharmacies. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HCM CITY — HCM City has called on the Ministry of Health to issue guidelines for prescribing and distributing molnupiravir pills to COVID-19 patients undergoing home treatment. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Nguyễn Thị Huỳnh Mai, the city Department of …

  A solar energy farm in the foot of Núi Cấm Mountain in the southern province of An Giang. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ  NỘI — Việt Nam has been on the right track towards the goals of cutting carbon emissions and phasing out coal mine plants but will need more vigorous …