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. …
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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 …
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 »HCM City to respond to spread of now-dominant Omicron variant
A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 testing in HCM City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City health sector has been told to be well prepared to respond to the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 being the dominant strain in the city. Nguyễn Văn Nên, secretary …
Read More »Việt Nam prepares for safe resumption of tourism
Đà Nẵng aims to attract international tourists from April 2022. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Along with the policy of safe and effective control of the pandemic, Việt Nam’s tourism sector continues to prepare solutions to recover and adapt to the new normal. Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports …
Read More »Việt Nam’s daily COVID-19 infections continue to rise with a record 26,487 on Friday
A man who faces difficulty in moving receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at Dĩnh Kế Ward Health Centre in the northern city of Bắc Giang. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — The number of daily COVID-19 cases continues to rise with a record 26,487 registered on Friday. Of the …
Read More »HCM City calls for locals and authorities to be wary of COVID-19 risks after Tết holiday
HCM City locals wear masks outside while shopping for Tết items on late January. The city is prepared for a possible spike of new COVID-19 cases after the holiday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Xuân Đăng HCM CITY — HCM City is prepared for a possible spike in COVID-19 caseload after Tết, …
Read More »11,023 new COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday
A medical worker takes a sample for a COVID-19 test for a resident in Ward 9, Tuy Hòa City, Phú Yên Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Xuân Triệu HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam registered 11,023 COVID-19 patients on Tuesday, the lowest daily rise since late November last year. The country has had …
Read More »Prime Minister visits medical facilities, extends Tết wishes
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính speaks to the medical staff at a COVID-19 treatment facility. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday morning visited the COVID-19 treatment facility at Hà Nội Medical University Hospital and the National Children’s Hospital, to extend his wishes …
Read More »HCM City contains Omicron spread in community
A sign placed in front of a house where a COVID patient is quarantined at home in HCM City’s District 3. VnExpress News Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — HCM City has basically contained the local spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking at a press …
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