One imported case of COVID-19 recorded on February 26 morning
Vietnam detected one imported case of COVID-19 over the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on February 26, raising the national count to 2,421, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported.
Vietnam detected one imported case of COVID-19 over the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on February 26. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam detected one importedcase of COVID-19 over the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on February 26, raising thenational count to 2,421, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control reported.
The latest patient is a 28-year-old Vietnamese womanwho entered the country via Moc Bai international border gate in the southernprovince of Tay Ninh and was quarantined right upon her arrival. She is nowunder treatment at the provincial general hospital.
As of February 25, the total number of domestic cases reached1,520, the committee said.
As many as 76,495 people who had close contact withCOVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-hit areas are now under medicalmonitoring nationwide, with 580 people in hospitals, 12,038 in otherState-designated quarantine establishments, and 63,877 at home.
The committee’s treatment sub-committee said 1,804patients have recovered so far.
Among the active patients, 62 have tested negative forthe coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 57 twice and 77 thrice.
According to the Ministry of Health, nine cities andprovinces have gone through 14 days without new domestic cases, comprising HoaBinh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninhand Quang Ninh.
The health ministry urges people to strictly followthe 5K principle to stop the spread of the pandemic. The 5K principle means Khau trang (Facemask) – Khu khuan(Disinfection) – Khoang cach (Keeping distance) – Khong tap trung dong nguoi(No gathering) – Khai bao y te (Medical declaration)./.
Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination will be conducted in line with the Government’s resolution, thus ensuring equal access to the vaccines, heard a recent meeting between the Health Ministry and WHO and UNICEF representatives.
A patient has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 again after being given the all-clear, the Hanoi Centre of Disease Control (CDC Hanoi) said on February 25.
Eight cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 12 hours to 6pm February 25, including seven locally-infected cases in Hai Duong, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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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.
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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.
Vietnam detected one imported case of COVID-19 over the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on February 26. (Photo: VNA) 
