277 more cases added to national tally over last 12 hours
Vietnam detected 277 more local coronavirus infections, mostly in Ho Chi Minh City, over the last 12 hours to 6:00am on July 6, according to the Ministry of Health.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam detected 277 more localcoronavirus infections, mostly in Ho Chi Minh City, over the last 12 hours to6:00am on July 6, according to the Ministry of Health.
HCM City, the country’s current largest COVID-19 hotspot,recorded 230 cases while the remainders were found in Phu Yen (18), Dong Nai(11), An Giang (10), Hung Yen (5), Vinh Long (2), and Ha Nam (1).
Of the total, 228 cases were discovered in quarantine and sealed-off areas.
The new infections brought the national count to 21,312,including 19,441 domestic and 1,871 imported cases.
There were 17,871 cases reported since April 27 when thefourth wave of outbreaks hit the nation.
A total of 8,022 patients were given the all-clear from thevirus, while the death toll reached 90.
Among active patients undergoing treatment, 311 havetested negative to the virus once, 133 twice and 74 thrice.
On July 5, 13,988 people were given COVID-19 vaccinenationwide. As of 4pm same day, about 3.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccineswere administered, with 226,858 people fully vaccinated with two doses.
🦄 A total of 243,769 people having close contact withCOVID-19 patients or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are under quarantineacross the nation./.
A number of overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Ho Chi Minh City on July 5 organised a programme entitled “Sharing love during the COVID-19 pandemic” with an aim of supporting poor households who are affected by COVID-19 with a total capital of over 1 milion VND (43,520 USD).
It is a must for Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s biggest COVID-19 hotspot at present, to tighten exit-entry regulations, heard a meeting between the Standing Board of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control and local leaders on July 5.
The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has proposed municipal authorities allow students to return to schools between July 10-24, after a two-month-long pause to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.
Additional 527 COVID-19 infections were detected from 12:30pm to 7pm on July 5, including 13 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
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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Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
A 2023 report by the Vietnam Health Economics Association estimated that the total cost of tobacco-related healthcare and economic losses reached 108 trillion VND (4.14 billion USD) annually – equivalent to 1.14% of GDP and five times higher than the budget revenue generated by the tobacco industry.
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 Red Journey has become the country’s largest and most effective blood donation campaign, leaving a strong impression on the national voluntary blood donation movement.
This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
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.
COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA)
