Vietnam goes through 47 days without community COVID-19 infections
Vietnam recorded no COVID-19 cases on June 2 morning, marking 47 days in a row without new infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Medical workers spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded noCOVID-19 cases on June 2 morning, marking 47 days in a row without newinfections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee forCOVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Among the total 328 patients, 188 were importedand quarantined right upon arrival.
The committee’s treatment subcommittee reportedthat 293 patients have been given the all-clear, making up 89 percent of thetotal infections. The remaining 35 are being treated at centrally- andprovincially-run hospitals. All of them are in stable condition.
Sevenpatients tested negative for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, and 10others tested negative for the virus twice or more.
Atpresent, 7,256 people having close contact with patients or enteringfrom pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined, including 23 athospitals, 6,301 at concentrated quarantine establishments and 932 at home andplace of residence./.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on June 1 agreed to conduct a discussion with the Vietnamese Government on considering the resumption of travel between the two countries.
The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on June 1 received 1,000 3M medical masks and 60 four-litre cans of hand sanitiser worth over 100 million VND (4,300 USD) from the US organisation Resource Exchange International (REI).
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on June 1 had phone talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to discuss collaboration in COVID-19 prevention and control, as well as measures to promote exchange and economic cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.
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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.
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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.