Strictly following 5K message would curb local COVID-19 infections: Expert
The serious observance of the health ministry’s 5K message would help stop the community transmission of COVID-19 in Vietnam, heard a meeting in Hanoi on May 10.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The serious observance of the health ministry’s 5K message would help stopthe local transmission of COVID-19 in Vietnam, heard a meeting in Hanoi on May 10.
The 5K messagecomprises khau trang (face masks), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distancing),khong tu tap (no gatherings), and khai bao y te (health declarations).
Speaking at themeeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control,Associate Professor Dr Tran Dac Phu, senior advisor at the Public HealthEmergency Operations Centre, pointed out four current major pandemic clusters in thecountry - central Da Nang city, northern Yen Bai province, and the K Hospital andthe National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, both in Hanoi, plus a new hotspotin the northern province of Hai Duong.
COVID-19 caseshave been reported in 26 cities and provinces, with cases of local transmissionstanding at 442, he told the meeting.
Health MinisterNguyen Thanh Long also warned that Vietnam is on high alert as the coronaviruscan spread quickly.
Experts said this fourthwave of COVID-19, which has hit the country since April 27, is more complexthan previous waves due to new coronavirus variants, most notably the onebelieved to be behind the devastating surge in cases in India.
It has spread simultaneouslyto many localities and medical facilities, the minister said, stressing theneed to view testing as a key, urgent task at this time.
Hospitals withmore than 300 beds must house a real-time PCR testing laboratory, he requested.
At the meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (Photo: VNA)
At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the committee, urged localities thatare yet to report any COVID-19 cases to remain vigilant and maintain closesupervision.
Vietnam will notcomplete mass vaccinations by the year’ end, according to the Deputy PM, so it is necessaryto strictly follow the 5K message, especially mask wearing.
He ordered acloser watch on border areas and people under quarantine and to quickly detectcases through contact tracing as well as regular screen testing.
Dam called onpeople to raise their sense of responsibility in the pandemic fight, for thesake of the country and the community./.
Ho Chi Minh City has set up four more facilities to increase its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine capacity to more than 10,000 beds amid the recent alarming rise in transmission.
Secretary of the Party Committee of Da Nang Nguyen Van Quang has ordered the local authorities to well prepare plans for an increase in COVID-19 infections in the central city.
Thirty two new COVID-19 cases were detected in the morning of May 10, including 31 domestic infections and one imported, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.
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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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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.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
At the meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (Photo: VNA) 
