Việt Nam reports one Zika case in Đà Nẵng Ministry of Health on Monday reported a confirmed Zika virus in a patient from Đà Nẵng City.

CDC urges preventive measures against dengue fever The HCM City Centre of Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) has urged the public to take preventive measures against dengue fever as the number of cases has increased recently.

HCM City economy hit by pandemic, things to worsen, warns Party chief

HCM City’s economic growth in the first quarter was only 0.4 percentage points higher than in the same period last year, Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of its People’s Committee, told an online meeting on Friday (April 24).

HCM City enters third stage of COVID-19 prevention as transmission risk still high HCM City will enter the third stage of COVID-19 prevention and control after the city ends social distancing on April 22, but the risk of transmission will remain high, according to the city's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

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“Silent soldiers” in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare workers at the Centre for Disease Control are not doctors but they are front line soldiers in the fight against COVID-19.

Highlights of health sector’s 65-year achievements On February 27, 1955, late President Hồ Chí Minh sent a letter to a conference of healthcare workers across the country. The 368-word letter asked for three things: to stay honest and united, love patients, and devoted to developing the country’s healthcare sector. Since then February 27 has been known as Vietnamese Doctors’ Day.

No new suspected coronavirus cases in HCM City

All three patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and were treated in HCM City hospitals have recovered fully and all 32 suspected cases in the city have tested negative as of Wednesday (February 19), according to the city Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention.

Ministry asks hospitals to ensure medical services during Tết

Health facilities are not allowed to refuse medical services to patients needing emergency care during Tết, according to the ministry.

To-your-health: Understanding Dengue fever Dengue fever is a flu-like illness caused by one of the serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 or DEN-4) from the Flaviviridae family, and is transmitted by a female mosquito from the Aedes aegypti species. Persons who harbour the virus may or may not be symptomatic with most cases being mild and resolving on their own.