Vietnam recorded 50 more COVID-19 infections, including two imported cases, during the past six hours to 12:00 pm on June 2, lifting the national tally to 7,675, according to the Ministry of Health.
A medical worker is being disinfected after taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamrecorded 50 more COVID-19 infections, including two imported cases, during thepast six hours to 12:00 pm on June 2, lifting the national tally to 7,675, accordingto the Ministry of Health.
The ministry said among the new cases detectedon June 2 morning, 35 were in Bac Giang province, 12 in Bac Ninh, and one incentral Da Nang city.
The number of locally-transmitted and importedcases has so far stood at 6,166, and 1,509, respectively. Meanwhile, the totalof infections reported since April 27 when the fourth coronavirus wavehit the country amounted to 4,596.
The country counted a total of 3,043 of recoveries.
Among active patients undergoing treatment, 161have tested negative to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 91 twice, and 79 thrice.
The Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for TropicalDiseases announced one more fatality from COVID-19 on June 2 morning, pushing the total deaths related to thedisease to 49.
The dead is a female patient who was diagnosedwith end-stage chronic kidney failure. The patient was treated at the hospital from May 25 after she tested positive to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
The cause of death was determined to be severe COVID-19 infection, septic shock,heart failure on the basis of hypertension and end-stage chronickidney failure.
According to HCM City’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC),23 more people in the southern hub tested positive to the coronavirus, with 18cases linked to the infection cluster at the “Hoi thanh truyen giao Phuc Hung” (Revival Ekklesia Mission).
The city had counted a total 497 COVID-19 infectionsas of June 2 morning, including 267 those recovered from the disease.
As many as 277,841 samples for COVID-19 testing havebeen collected in the city so far, the centre said. /.
The sub-committee for treatment of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 1 announced the country's 48th COVID-19 fatality.
Vietnam reported 53 new domestic infections of COVID-19 over the last 18 hours to 6:00 am on June 2, pushing the national tally to 7,625, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to reduce their domestic flights to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City as part of efforts to prevent the spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A medical robot manufactured by the Military Technology Academy to support COVID-19 prevention and control activities was sent to the current largest pandemic hot spot in the northern province of Bac Giang on June 1.
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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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.
A medical worker is being disinfected after taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
