Health sector capable of diagnosing, curing nCoV patients: official
The health sector of Vietnam is capable of diagnosing, treating and curing patients infected with the acute respiratory disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son has said.
The isolation ward for nCoV patients at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The health sector of Vietnam is capableof diagnosing, treating and curing patients infected with the acute respiratorydisease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), Deputy Minister of HealthNguyen Truong Son has said.
Expressing the confidence at a meeting in Hanoion February 3, Son further said there are about 17,000 confirmed nCoV cases,including 362 deaths, around the world at present. The fatality rate of thisdisease is some 2 percent, compared to the 9.6 percent of the severe acuterespiratory syndrome (SARS) in the past.
He predicted that the number of nCoV cases islikely to soar in the time ahead.
Meanwhile, health of the eight infected patientsin Vietnam has shown improvement. Notably, a case under treatment at the ChoRay Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has been tested negative for the virus forthree times, and he is set to be discharged from hospital on February 4. Apatient in Thanh Hoa province has also been tested negative and came out ofhospital on February 3.
The deputy minister said with the healthsector’s capacity, support from other sectors and drastic directions by PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam, the Ministry of Health willfulfill its tasks to ensure people’s health.
Regarding Chinese nationals returning to work inVietnam after the Lunar New Year holiday and the possible surge of Vietnamesecoming home from China, where the nCoV is raging, Deputy Minister of DefenceSen. Lt. Gen. Tran Don said the border guard force has suspended the entry intoVietnam by people from China at all border crossings.
At border gates, relevant agencies will isolateall people coming from nCoV-hit areas, especially China’s Hubei province – theepicenter of the epidemic. Meanwhile, suspected cases or persons from otheraffected regions will also be quarantined at medical establishments or localcommunities, he added.
At the meeting, Deputy PM Dam, head of the nationalsteering committee for the nCoV-caused disease prevention and control, stressedthat relevant agencies and localities must not be subjective but stay proactivein disease prevention and control./.
The tourism sector of Vietnam is actively taking measures to contribute to curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and limiting the impact of the virus, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has affirmed.
A hospital particularly designated for handling suspected cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) was put into operation in Mong Cai city, the northern border province of Quang Ninh, on February 3.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has requested the localities that have declared outbreaks of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to halt all festivals, including those currently underway, to fight the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by this virus.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has underlined the need to build acute respiratory disease hospitals in response to the disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV).
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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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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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.
The isolation ward for nCoV patients at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) 
