Vietnam recorded 16,377 cases of COVID-19 in 62 localities during 24 hours from 4pm December 22 to 4pm December 23, including 10 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health.
Health workers at the house of a COVID-19 patient under home treatment in Tam Hiep commune of Hanoi's Thanh Tri district (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 16,377 cases of COVID-19 in 62 localities during 24hours from 4pm December 22 to 4pm December 23, including 10 imported cases, accordingto the Ministry of Health.
Hanoi recordedthe highest number of infections with 1,774, followed by Ca Mau with 1,167 and TayNinh with 949.
The national tally reached 1,604,712.
According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 7,493 patientsnationwide are in serious conditions, with 882 requiring invasiveventilation and 18 on life support (ECMO).
On the day, the country saw 280 deaths from thedisease. The death toll now hits 30,531 equal to 1.9 percent of the totalcaseload.
A further 10,944 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number ofrecoveries to 1,184,428.
By December 22, the country had injected over 142.34million doses of vaccines to date, with more than 64.1 million peoplenow fully inoculated, while over 1.7 million third shots, either booster shotsor the third shot of Abdala vaccine have been administered./.
The Ministry of Health has announced procedures for the issuance of Vietnam’s official COVID-19 'vaccine passports’ along with the passport templates effective starting December 20, 2021.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on December 22 asked COVID-19 prevention and control groups and other relevant forces to double efforts in vaccinations, support patients and ensure that those under home quarantine and treatment enjoy the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested making quicker progress in vaccinations in his Conclusion at a recent teleconference with localities on COVID-19 prevention and control.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has tasked the Ministry of Health with collaborating with relevant Vietnamese and Russain agencies to complete procedures for receiving and storing 100,000 doses of the Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine donated to Vietnam by the Russian Government.
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.
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.
Health workers at the house of a COVID-19 patient under home treatment in Tam Hiep commune of Hanoi's Thanh Tri district (Photo: VNA) 
