Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on September 23. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Government Office has issued an urgent dispatch requiring the strict implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures.
The dispatch stated that over the past few days after easing social distancing measures, new outbreaks have emerged in some localities.
To continue to strictly implement regulations and measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic and maintain the achievements of anti-pandemic efforts in the past time, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested General To Lam, Minister of the Ministry of Public Security and head of the sub-committee on security and social order of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, to direct localities to promptly strengthen inspection to prevent mass gatherings in public places and strictly handle violations, avoid the risk of community transmission.
✅ The dispatch ordered Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long, who is also head of the National Steering Committee's sub-committee on healthcare, to direct centrally-run cities and provinces namely Ha Nam and Kien Giang provinces and Da Nang city immediately carry out measures on zoning off, quarantining, and testing quickly to "filter out" hidden COVID-19 cases, taking effective solutions to manage F1 (people in close contact with COVID-19 patients), in new outbreak areas in the community, resolutely not let the virus spread widely.
Secretaries of the provincial and municipal Party Committees, the head of the steering committees for COVID-19 prevention and control, the chairpersons of the People's Committees of Ha Nam, Kien Giang and Da Nang are told to strictly follow the directions and solutions for pandemic prevention and control of the Government, the Prime Minister, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control and the guidance of the Ministry of Health, ensuring that the pandemic would be put under control soon, achieving the desired target and normal life will be resume soon./.
Ho Chi Minh City has basically completed giving the first shots of COVID-19 vaccines to those aged above 18 while new infections are on the decrease, the municipal Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control told a press conference on September 16.
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.
The 56-year-old patient from Quang Tri province was discharged in stable condition as he no longer experienced shortness of breath and was able to walk, move around, and eat normally.
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TytoCare, a leading Israeli telemedicine company based in Netanya, is willing to work with Vietnamese regulators, insurers, and healthcare providers to develop a sustainable digital health ecosystem.
The partnership is under the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding on the development and implementation of the National Action Plan on Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control, signed in Hanoi on July 22.
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.
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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.
Currently, cardiovascular specialists from the 108 Military Central Hospital are working alongside a team of Prof.Dr. Jan D. Schmitto, Deputy Director of MHH’s Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery on clinical trials for MCS devices, implanted in heart failure patients either as a bridge to transplantation or as permanent treatment.
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.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on September 23. (Photo: VNA) 
