Vietnam enters 35th straight day with no new community COVID-19 cases
Vietnam has gone 35 straight days without new COVID-19 infection cases in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
A medical worker checks temperature of a Vietnamese returnee from the Philippines. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – Vietnam has gone 35 straight days without new COVID-19 infectioncases in the community, according to the National Steering Committee forCOVID-19 Prevention and Control.
As of May21 morning, the total infections in the country remained at 324, including 184imported cases that had been quarantined upon their arrival.
There are 264recoveries, accounting for 82 percent of the total, while the remaining 60 areunder treatment at nine hospitals across the country. The National Hospital forTropical Diseases has the largest number of cases at present, 27.
Among theactive patients, eight have tested negative at least once.
Nearly 12,990people are still kept in quarantine in Vietnam, including 307 in hospitals, over7,600 in state-designated facilities and the rest at home./.
Vietnam's relevant agencies and representative offices in India on May 19-20 coordinated with Indian counterparts to bring home nearly 340 Vietnamese citizens.
Vietnam has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 infections in the community for more than 30 days. Quarantine has been lifted in high-risk areas and social distancing measures relaxed. Vietnamese people nationwide are now back to the “new normal”.
Phnom Penh governor Khuong Sreng has warned that any restaurants which do not follow medical guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 would be temporarily closed until they comply with regulations.
Vietnam has no new case of COVID-19 to report on May 20 afternoon, which means the country has gone through 34 straight days without any community transmission as of 6pm on the day.
Vietnam now boasts a nationwide healthcare network with 1,665 hospitals, 384 of which are non-public, supported by local commune- and ward-level stations. At the end of 2024, hospital bed capacity reached 34 per 10,000 people, slightly above the global average.
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An estimated 7 million Vietnamese are currently living with diabetes, but about 50% remain undiagnosed, a dangerous gap that is fuelling serious, preventable complications and increasing the burden on the healthcare system.
In 2024, Vietnam achieved 99% coverage for the first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine, up from 80% in 2023. Immunisation coverage in the country has not only rebounded to the high levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic but has now surpassed the rates recorded in 2019.
Health authorities in HCM City have issued an urgent alert after six people died from dengue fever, amid a spike in infections driven by the onset of the rainy season.
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The Hanoi ceremony highlighted efforts to ensure all citizens, especially women and youth, can access accurate information and healthcare services to make informed reproductive choices.
After such a long time, the law has revealed many limitations, prompting the Ministry of Health (MoH) to gather opinions to amend the law to give more chances to thousands of patients every year.
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The centre not only serves residents living on the island, but also receives tens of thousands of visitors every year, according to Assoc Prof Dr Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the HCM CIty Department of Health.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Ministry of Health swiftly launched a telemedicine programme, connecting more than 1,000 medical establishments nationwide. The model, which remains in operation, has benefited tens of thousands of patients, including foreign nationals.
After more than three weeks of intensive treatment, the patient's pneumonia improved, breathing stabilised, sedation was reduced, and the breathing tube was removed. He is now conscious, able to eat orally, and in recovery.
A medical worker checks temperature of a Vietnamese returnee from the Philippines. (Photo: VNA)
