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Vietnam to adopt greater integration of technology in healthcare
In light of the current challenges faced by public hospitals in Vietnam and the Covid-19 pandemic, the digital healthcare sector holds promise, stated Fitch Solutions.
Vietnam reports 33rd Covid-19-related fatality
The patient was pronounced dead at Danang Hospital for Lung Diseases due to severe pneumonia and respiratory failure caused by Covid-19.
Hanoi has one more Covid-19 case
The case is a 23-year-old man who is residing in Hoan Kiem district of Hanoi.
Vietnam confirms 30th coronavirus death
Patient No.696, a 51-year-old resident of Danang, died of pneumonia caused by Covid-19 and several chronic diseases.
Vietnam included in Australia’s US$58 million support for Covid-19 vaccine access
Access to vaccines will play a critical role in the economic recovery of the region from this pandemic.
August 23: Vietnam’s Covid-19 death toll rises to 27
Vietnam kept death-zero profile until late July when SARS-CoV-2 locally resurfaced.
3 hospitals in Hanoi suspended for failing to comply with anti-pandemic protocols
The city’s health authorities has warned that any hospital failing to abide by anti-Covid measures would face closure.
Hanoi hospital reopens as one patient declared Covid-19 negative
Patients now can visit the Hospital E in Hanoi for medical examination and treatment normally.
August 20: Vietnam’s coronavirus infections surpass 1,000
More than half of the patients have recovered.
August 18: Vietnam’s coronavirus caseload approaches 1,000
More than half of the tally are local infections detected after the virus locally resurfaced in the last week of July.
Many Covid-19 patients in Vietnam are in critical condition
Most of the seriously ill patients were infected in the community and are linked to the Covid-19 outbreak in Danang.
Isolating people in contact with Covid-19 patients is key to cutting coronavirus transmission
In the current period, Vietnam's Ministry of Health requires compulsory isolation of people coming into contact with Covid-19 carriers at concentrated facilities.
August 16: Vietnam’s Covid-19 caseload climbs to 962
On Sunday, seven patients in Danang, including one medical staffer, were declared to be free from Covid-19.
August 16: Vietnam reports one more Covid-19 casualty, death toll hits 24
So far, all dead victims in Vietnam are adults with certain underlying medical conditions.
Four leading experts join treatment of critical Covid-19 patients in Vietnam
The four leading Vietnam physicians have been to the two hospitals that are currently treating some serious Covid-19 patients.
August 13: Vietnam reports 25 new coronavirus cases, tally hits 905
Half of the total Covid-19 patients in Vietnam are confirmed after the community transmission returned late in July.
EuroCham members join hands with Vietnam to combat Covid-19
European businesses in Vietnam have donated 12,000 SARS-CoV-2 test kits for the fight against the pandemic.
August 12: Vietnam reports 17 coronavirus infections, one in Hanoi
On Wednesday, one more death of Covid-19 was reported, becoming the 17th casualty in Vietnam.
August 11: Vietnam confirms 16 more Covid-19 cases
Since the novel coronavirus reemerged in Danang on July 25, as many as 398 local infections have been detected in 15 cities and provinces.
August 10: Vietnam announces 4 coronavirus deaths, all with acute renal failure
Kidney failure is the common cause of coronavirus casualties in Vietnam.
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