Health

HCMC: Gatherings of over 20 people banned

The authorities of HCMC have set restriction on religious mass gatherings and community events of more than 20 people, Chairman of HCMC People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong announced at the City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control’s meeting on May 21.

HCMC promptly investigates source of Covid-19 infection

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have launched epidemiological investigation and created special zones to handle Covid-19 infection cases after the city recorded additional three Covid-19 positive cases yesterday, said the HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC).

HCMC records three more Covid-19 cases

The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control in the afternoon on May 20 reported three more Covid-19 positive cases, a noodle soup seller in District 3 and her two children.

HCMC records one more Covid-19 case

This morning, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control reported one more Covid-19 positive case who is a noodle soup seller in District 3.

Hai Phong tightens curbs during night curfew across city from May 18

The Northern City of Hai Phong authority tightened curbs during night curfew across the city from May 18 to effectively constraint the Covid-19 outbreak.

Buyers of drugs for respiratory diseases must fill health declaration

For early detection of people contracting the coronavirus disease in the community, those buying medicine for respiratory diseases such as the common cold, influenza must fill health declaration according to the Department of Health’s document to its sub-divisions in Thu Duc City and districts

Hotline for Covid-19 information to be set up

The Ministry of Information and Communications has directed the network operators, the information team of the Steering Board for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in the next 24 hours to set up the hotline which is available 24 hours a day to receive calls from the public relating to the

Man with meningitis dies of COVID-19

A 34-year-old man who suffered from meningitis died of SARS-CoV-2 on Sunday evening, the 37th COVID-19 death in Vietnam since the start of the pandemic.

Updates of Covid-19 development in Vietnam

A total of 127 new local cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the country for the last 12 hours, said Vietnamese Ministry of Health this morning. Of 127 new local transmissions, 29 are patients in centralized quarantine areas and 98 in lockdown zones. No new Covid-19 outbreak is detected.

Ministry provides emergency medical assistance for Covid-19 hit Bac Giang

The Covid-19 epidemic has been stressful in the Northern Province of Bac Giang, with an increase in infection cases in industrial parks, hence the Ministry of Health decided to provide exceptional emergency medical assistance for Bac Giang’s fight against Covid-19.

Hospitals struggling to gain full self-autonomy to prevent brain drain

After more than 200 medical workers of Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital simultaneously quit the hospital to work for other facilities in April 2021, the problem of brain drain and doctors' income is once again raised though it is not new. Hospitals and medical workers have been so far struggling to