Việt Nam News

Việt Nam has gone two weeks straight without a single community infection of COVID-19 and as of  Wednesday there are now less than 100 active cases nationwide. 

Dengue fever cases dropped significantly in Việt Nam during the first eight months of this year, but the country needed to remain vigilant as there were currently cases in 58 provinces and cities and the risk of a greater outbreak was extremely high, experts have said.

The Ministry of Health is implementing a remote medical examination and treatment project for 2020-2025 to ensure the sustainable development of the health sector.

HCM City authorities are planning to revoke “long-delayed or projects that are no longer feasible” that have affected thousands of home owners who have been asked to move to make way for these projects.    

National Assembly Standing Committee members have agreed to add medical supplies and equipment to the list of essential goods the State holds in reserve in case of emergency.

The 39-year-old woman lives in Cần Thơ and was hospitalised on August 27 with a headache and blurred vision.

Việt Nam has gone 13 straight days without community COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as no new cases was reported while five more patients were given the all-clear, the National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on Tuesday evening.

Ngô Văn Quý, Vice Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee, announced the decision during a meeting on Tuesday, adding that the entertainment venues - shut since August 1 - must still comply with COVID-19 prevention and control regulations.

The flight was arranged by the Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK, the carrier and authorities of the RoK.

A 12-year-old boy from Sa Thầy District in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum died on Monday (September 14) of heart complications from malignant diphtheria at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, doctors said.

Việt Nam’s planned resumption of selected international flights on September 15 has been pushed back to an unconfirmed date as authorities continue to work on COVID-19 prevention measures.

The HCM City University Medical Centre on Monday launched a telehealth system as part of the Ministry of Health’s project to promote remote examination and treatment for the 2020-2025 period.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs said on September 14 that it had coordinated with competent forces to arrest 11 suspects and seize 237 kg of different narcotics.

Twenty-seven hotels will be used as paid quarantine facilities for people required to be quarantined after arriving in HCM City, along with other existing quarantine facilities, according to the city Department of Health.

The Đồng Tháp Province People's Committee plans to allocate more than VNĐ 1.5 billion (US$64,630) next year for a programme to train human resources for small and medium-sized enterprises.