A medical worker collects samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health confirmed four more COVID-19 cases,including two local infections, in the past 12 hours to 6:00 on May 4.
One of the two local cases resides in Hoi An ancient city, the central provinceof Quang Nam and works in neighbouring Da Nang city from April 29. He wastested positive with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on May 3, and has received treatment at Da Nang Lung Hospital.
The other resides in Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi. He was on the same flight fromDa Nang to Hanoi on April 29 with two Chinese experts, who had later beenconfirmed to have COVID-19. He was tested positive on May 3, and has been undertreatment at National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anhdistrict.
Meanwhile, the remaining two cases are natives in An Phu district, An Giangdistrict. They entered Vietnam via Long Binh border gate.
Vietnam has logged 2,985 COVID-19 infections so far, including 1,607domestically – transmitted cases. Thirty seven has been recorded since April27.
As many as 40,505 people who came in closecontact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areasare under quarantine nationwide, including 561 at hospitals, 22,522 at otherquarantine sites, and 17,422 at home or accommodations.
The ministry’s Department of MedicalExamination and Treatment Department said that 2,560 patients have been declaredclear of the virus so far.
Among the patients under treatment, 24 havetested negative for the virus once, 12 twice, and 38 thrice.
According to the National Expanded Immunisation Programme, a total of 539,062frontline medical workers and members of community-based anti-COVID-19 groupsin Vietnam had been injected with COVID-19 vaccine as of 16:00 on May 3. Thecountry began its COVID-19 inoculation campaign on March 8./.
The capital city of Hanoi will temporarily shut down relic and religious sites, sidewalk eateries and beverage outlets from 5pm on May 3, in an effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
A medical worker collects samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
