COVID-19 case number stays unchanged, one more positive again
There are no new COVID-19 cases reported in Vietnam overnight by April 29 morning, keeping the total at 270 and marking the 13th straight day without patients infected with the novel coronavirus in the community.
Health workers collect samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – There are no new COVID-19 casesreported in Vietnam overnight by April 29 morning, keeping the total at 270 andmarking the 13th straight day without patients infected with the novelcoronavirus in the community.
However, Case 151, who was earlier given theall-clear, tested positive again on April 28, according to the nationalsteering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
She is the wife of Case 207. Both werepreviously discharged from hospital and quarantined at home for an additional14 days. However, when her husband was found to relapse into the disease onApril 27, she was immediately sent to the COVID-19 hospital in Cu Chi districtof Ho Chi Minh City.
Although the test result on April 27 showed thatshe was negative, another test on the next day indicated she was positiveagain.
Among the 270 cases, 130 are imported cases andhave been quarantined upon their arrival in Vietnam. As many as 221 of all thepatients have fully recovered.
Of the 49 patients still under treatment, 11have tested negative for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once and eightnegative at least twice.
Meanwhile, 42,057 people who have close contactwith confirmed patients or returned from other countries are currently kept inquarantine, including 323 at hospitals, 6,643 at other quarantine facilitiesand 35,091 at home./.
Vietnam has taken drastic measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and these have helped enhance the country’s prestige in the international arena, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 28 asked localities to resume social activities and re-start economic sectors with high safety level while strictly following epidemic prevention plans.
Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on April 28, keeping the total number at 270, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Organisations and individuals at home and abroad have donated and registered to donate more than 1.9 trillion VND (82.6 million USD) since the campaign “All people join hands to fight COVID-19” was launched by the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee more than 40 days ago.
The Vietnam-Azerbaijan Friendship Association on April 28 presented 10,000 medical face masks to help people in Azerbaijan fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam now boasts a nationwide healthcare network with 1,665 hospitals, 384 of which are non-public, supported by local commune- and ward-level stations. At the end of 2024, hospital bed capacity reached 34 per 10,000 people, slightly above the global average.
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An estimated 7 million Vietnamese are currently living with diabetes, but about 50% remain undiagnosed, a dangerous gap that is fuelling serious, preventable complications and increasing the burden on the healthcare system.
In 2024, Vietnam achieved 99% coverage for the first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine, up from 80% in 2023. Immunisation coverage in the country has not only rebounded to the high levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic but has now surpassed the rates recorded in 2019.
Health authorities in HCM City have issued an urgent alert after six people died from dengue fever, amid a spike in infections driven by the onset of the rainy season.
During the peak months of July and August 2025, the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) needs at least 90,000 units of blood to supply 180 hospitals in the northern region. However, despite continuous efforts, the reserve blood is still short of 30,000 units.
The Hanoi ceremony highlighted efforts to ensure all citizens, especially women and youth, can access accurate information and healthcare services to make informed reproductive choices.
After such a long time, the law has revealed many limitations, prompting the Ministry of Health (MoH) to gather opinions to amend the law to give more chances to thousands of patients every year.
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The centre not only serves residents living on the island, but also receives tens of thousands of visitors every year, according to Assoc Prof Dr Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the HCM CIty Department of Health.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Ministry of Health swiftly launched a telemedicine programme, connecting more than 1,000 medical establishments nationwide. The model, which remains in operation, has benefited tens of thousands of patients, including foreign nationals.
After more than three weeks of intensive treatment, the patient's pneumonia improved, breathing stabilised, sedation was reduced, and the breathing tube was removed. He is now conscious, able to eat orally, and in recovery.
Health workers collect samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
