909 new COVID-19 cases over last 12 hours raise national count to 35,409
Vietnam detected 909 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 12 hours to 6am on July 14, raising the national count to 35,409, according to the Ministry of Health.
Medical workers prepare room for new patients at a hospital designated for COVID-19 treatment in HCM City. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam detected 909 new cases ofCOVID-19 over the last 12 hours to 6am on July 14, raising the national countto 35,409, according to the Ministry of Health.
They comprise four imported cases and 905 localinfections, including 666 in Ho Chi Minh City; 80 in Dong Nai; 44 in Khanh Hoa;43 in Ben Tre; 19 in Ba Ria – Vung Tau; 18 in Phu Yen; 17 in Vinh Long; foureach in Ninh Thuan and Tay Ninh; two each in Kien Giang, Thua Thien-Hue, AnGiang and Bac Ninh; and one each in Soc Trang and Binh Dinh.
Of the new domestic infections, 688 were detected insidequarantined and locked down areas.
The number of cases reported since the fourth coronaviruswave hit the country reached 31,890, 6,779 of whom have been given all-clear.
The total recoveries stood at 9,553 while the death tollwas 132.
Among patients under treatment, 307 patients have testednegative to the virus once, 114 twice and 81 thrice.
On July 13, 20,557 more people received COVID-19 vaccineshots, bringing the total doses administered in the country to nearly 4.08million. A total of 283,884 people have been fully vaccinated with two jabs./.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on July 13 announced an additional grant of 1 million doses of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam, raising the total Japan has donated to the country to 3 million doses.
The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control’s Treatment Sub-Committee on July 13 announced five more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to 130.
More than 1,000 employees of foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Hanoi, including over 100 foreigners, received COVID-19 vaccine shots on July 13.
The Health Ministry said 852 cases of COVID-19 were detected in the country during the time from 1pm to 6pm July 13, raising the number of cases in the past 24 hours to 2,301, including five imported cases.
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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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The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
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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.
Medical workers prepare room for new patients at a hospital designated for COVID-19 treatment in HCM City. (Photo: VNA)
