26 new imported cases bring COVID-19 tally to 1,252
Vietnam recorded 26 new imported COVID-19 cases, all Vietnamese, between 6am and 6pm on November 11, raising the tally to 1,252, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said.
Repatriated citizens arrive at a quarantine site (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 26 new importedCOVID-19 cases, all Vietnamese, between 6am and 6pm on November 11, raising thetally to 1,252, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl said.
Twenty-five patients, including one woman, wererepatriated from Romania on Flight VN82 that arrived at Tan Son NhatInternational Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on November 8.
The other, a female, returned from the US andtransited Japan before entering Vietnam on Flight VN311 via Da NangInternational Airport in central Da Nang city on November 8.
All the new patients have been quarantined upontheir arrival.
Of the 1,252 cases so far, 691 were locallyinfected.
The country saw four new recoveries on November11, raising the number of patients freed from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to1,091.
Among those still under treatment, 19 havetested negative for the virus once, 12 others twice, and 11 thrice. No patientsare in critical condition at present, according to the treatment sub-committee.
Meanwhile, the number of related fatalitiesremains at 35.
There are 15,540 people having close contactwith confirmed patients or coming from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine atpresent, including 217 in hospitals, 14,334 in other concentrated quarantinesites, and 989 at home or accommodation facilities./.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam answered questions from several National Assembly (NA) deputies on Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention and control measures in the time ahead as well as progress in the country’s vaccine research, at a Q&A session of the 14th NA’s 10th sitting on November 6.
Expanding COVID-19 testing is one of four key measures that played a decisive role in treating the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam, said a top health official.
Vietnam recorded no case of COVID-19 between 6pm on November 10 and 6am on November 11, keeping the total number of infections to date at 1,226, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Some 950 Vietnamese citizens from across the globe were brought home safely aboard three Vietnam Airlines and one Qatar Airways flights on November 10 and 11 thanks to the collaboration between Vietnamese authorities, the host countries’ competent agencies, and the carriers.
Despite storm-related disruptions and flight delays, the organs were successfully transported via a combination of air and ground travel. All patients are currently stable and recovering well.
The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
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All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
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The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
Repatriated citizens arrive at a quarantine site (Photo: VNA) 
