COVID-19: One imported, 93 domestic infections reported in 12 hours
Vietnam recorded 94 new COVID-19 infections, including 93 cases of community transmission and one imported, in the 12 hours to 6am on June 30, raising the tally to 16,507, the Ministry of Health said.
A healthcare worker handles samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnam recorded 94 new COVID-19 infections, including 93 cases of communitytransmission and one imported, in the 12 hours to 6am on June 30, raising thetally to 16,507, the Ministry of Health said.
Among the newlocally-infected cases, 62 are in Ho Chi Minh City, 21 in Phu Yen province,four in Nghe An province, three in Bac Giang province, and three in Binh Dinhprovince. Eighty-seven of them were found in quarantine sites or sealed-offareas.
The country has so far seen1,790 imported cases and 14,717 others of community transmission. Of the 13,147local cases reported since April 27, when the latest virus resurgence began, 3,990have recovered.
Among those still undertreatment, 284 have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 121others twice, and 84 thrice.
Meanwhile, the relatedfatalities now stand at 80, according to the Health Ministry.
Fourteen provinces havestayed free of COVID-19 for 14 straight days in this fourth outbreak, namelyYen Bai, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa,Thai Nguyen, Bac Lieu, Dien Bien, Vinh Phuc, Hai Duong, Phu Tho, and Ha Nam./.
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The Ministry of Health has granted conditional approval for COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna, manufactured by Spain’s Rovi Pharma Industrial Services, S.A and France’s Recipharm Monts, for emergency use in Vietnam.
Fifty resident foreign reporters and press assistants at foreign press offices in Vietnam have recently got their first COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to the Ministry of Health.
The New Zealand Embassy in Hanoi is working with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to provide immediate financial support for 420 female workers from factories in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh which have been economically affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva has called on the Vietnamese community in Geneva and surrounding areas to support Vietnam's COVID-19 prevention and control fund.
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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.
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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.
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.
A healthcare worker handles samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
