Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam in a working session in Tra Vinh province. (Photo: VNA)
TraVinh (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam inspected COVID-19prevention and control work in the southern province of Tra Vinh on September18.
As ofSeptember 15, the province had basically put the pandemic under control and beganresuming production.
Damrequested that when enterprises come back to normal operations, they mustensure “three green” criteria, including green factories, green accommodationand green workers.
He alsodirected Tra Vinh continue offering food supplies to its residents living in HoChi Minh City and Binh Duong province, and prioritise vaccinating workers returning fromthe two localities.
TheMinistry of Information and Communications was assigned to soon consider licencing a new television channel to serve students’ online learning in the province.
As ofSeptember 17, seven districts and townships in the province returned to newnormal.
ꦗ Theprovince recorded 1,480 infection cases as of September 18 afternoon, including42 imported, 1,140 given all-clear from the virus and 20 deaths.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (R) in Can Tho city. (Photo: VNA)
Duringa working session with Can Tho's Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control, Dam asked the city to focus on “red zones”, not ignorethe “green zones”, and conduct regular PCR testing for residents.Thecommittee reported that from July 8 to September 17, the city logged 5,118cases, including 2,123 in quarantine facilities, 2,820 in the community and 175in locked-down areas. There were 4,217 recovered patients, or 82 percent of thetotal infections and 75 deaths, equivalent to 1.47 percent. Morethan 306,000 vaccine doses have been given to local people. In thepast week, the city confirmed 367 new cases, including 108 local transmissions,said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Viet Truong. He alsosuggested the Government and Ministry of Health soon allocate more vaccines to the city./.
Vietnam logged 3,979 cases of COVID-19 from 7:30pm July 24 to 6am July 25, raising the national tally to 94,913, with 92,735 cases detected in the community, according to the Health Ministry.
The Ministry of Health on August 21 allowed the distribution of 30,000 more vials of the antiviral drug Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients in a number of localities.
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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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.
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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.