Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the meeting between the cabinet and the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on the wholepolitical system, army and people to join hands in combating the COVID-19pandemic.
He made the request while chairing a meeting between the cabinet and theNational Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on May 10 todiscuss drastic measures against the pandemic.
The PM asked the Ministry of Health to identify pandemic risk levels, issuestark warning, as well as pen measures and requirements of medical supplies foreach level.
The ministry must clarify the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses, and the exactdates they will come to the country, he said, adding the Ministry of ForeignAffairs should join hands in the search for vaccine resources.
He also asked the ministry to tighten discipline within the sector, andstrictly follows current regulations, with priority given to the 5K message.
As for the police, military and border guard forces, Chinh ordered them toenhance control of the border areas, as well as detect and mete out punishmentto anyone with illegal immigration and residence.
Meanwhile, localities should stay prudent, and promote supervision and controlof the COVID-19 situation, he added.
COVID-19 testing in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
The ministries of Health and Finance were told to work together to removebottlenecks for the pandemic prevention work, and ensure transparence andinstruction of prices of medical equipment and supplies.
PM Chinh also urged the implementation of information technology to close thegap in COVID-19 control, while laying stress on the necessity to build more COVID-19treatment hospitals.
Besides, he asked the health ministry and competent authorities to step upcommunications work to raise public awareness of the pandemic situation,prevention measures, and future response.
At the event, participants said that although the pandemic has been basically putunder control in Vietnam, it has developed in a more complicated fashion inrecent days, while stressing more drastic and effective measures./.
The serious observance of the health ministry’s 5K message would help stop the community transmission of COVID-19 in Vietnam, heard a meeting in Hanoi on May 10.
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Vietnam recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 over the past six hours to 6pm on May 10, including 16 domestically-transmitted infections, the Ministry of Health said.
Vietnam confirmed 28 new COVID-19 infections, all detected in locked down areas in the north, over the last 12 hours to 6:00am on May 11, taking the national tally to 3,489, according to the Ministry of Health.
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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.
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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.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the meeting between the cabinet and the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. (Photo: VNA) 
COVID-19 testing in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) 
