Vietnam stands ready to repel deadly coronavirus: Deputy PM
Vietnam has been all set for the fight against the novel coronavirus (nCoV) that has caused a global public health emergency , said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on February 1.
At the national teleconference held in Hanoi on February 1 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has been all set for the fight against thenovel coronavirus (nCoV) that has caused a global public health emergency,said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on February 1.
At a national teleconference held in Hanoi on the day, Deputy PM Dam, who ishead of the national steering committee for prevention and control of the acuterespiratory disease caused by nCoV, stressed that prevention of the deadlyvirus is a mission of top priority of Party Committees and administrations atall levels, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and organisations.
“Competent authorities must be transparent on all confirmed and suspectedinfection cases as well as those kept in isolation so as to raise publicawareness of the new infectious disease and thus involving them in preventingthe spread of the virus,” he said.
He also ordered ministries, sectors and localities to enhance communicationwork so as to prevent unnecessary panic among local people.
According to Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen, the total number ofinfections of the new coronavirus in Vietnam is six, including two Chinese,three Vietnamese returning from China’s Wuhan city, and a receptionist at a hotelin Khanh Hoa province.
On January 30, the World Health Organisation declared coronavirus outbreak inChina as a global health emergency of international concern.
Tuyen said that the disease has been well controlled in Vietnam so far, addingthe health ministry plans to set up five working groups to inspect cities andprovinces, particularly localities having border gates with China.
Along with recommending the Government to ask relevant ministries and sectorsto ban tours and entry of people coming from coronavirus-hit areas, the healthministry also asked the education sector to consider temporarily closingschools.
Besides, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is asked to reduce thescale and shorten the duration of spring festivals to limit mass gatherings.Meanwhile, the border guard force is requested to prevent Chinese from enter Vietnamthrough forest trails, and the Ministry of Public Security is urged to workwith the health ministry and local authorities to supervise and mete out strictpunishment to any individual who fails to obey the law on prevention andcontrol of infectious diseases./.
Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific have become the latest Vietnamese carriers to change schedules of flights linking the country with China in the face of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
The Health Ministry held a press conference on January 31 to provide latest information on the acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (nCoV) in the country and the world.
The Health Ministry confirmed a new case of nCoV infection on February 1, raising the total number of infections of the new coronavirus (nCoV) in Vietnam to six.
The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recommended postponing or cancelling traditional festivals which are yet to start, and for those which already began, their scale, duration and activities should be reduced, in the face of the threat of coronavirus.
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.
Medical screenings and surgical interventions for children with disabilities are being carried out at health centers across Dien Bien. So far this year, 242 children have been identified for diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and the provision of assistive devices.
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.
At the national teleconference held in Hanoi on February 1 (Photo: VNA) 
