Vietnam needs to train more nurses starting now since it has been forecast that, with its ageing population, there will be a shortage of 40,000-50,000 of them by 2030.

The Ministry of Heath’s Department of Medical Services Administration (MSA) will partner with eight local and international Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) in rehabilitation to improve life quality of people with disabilities in Vietnam, as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Hanoi on June 2.

Nearly 13,000 children, including infants and students of preschools and primary schools, in the northern province of Vinh Phuc are receiving screenings for early detection of congenital heart diseases from June 2-5.

As of 7AM on June 3, Vietnam records no new community COVID-19 infections for 48 days.

Vietnam has no new COVID-19 cases to report on June 3 morning, and this is also the 48th straight day since April 16 morning without locally-infected cases in the country, the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said.

No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Vietnam on June 2, the 47th straight day without community infections, while the number of patients that have recovered stood at 91 percent on the afternoon of the same day, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said.

Five more COVID-19 patients were given the all-clear on June 2, bringing Vietnam’s total recoveries to 298, according to the treatment subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

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.

Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 infection as of 6pm on June 1, marking the 46th day in a row without coronavirus transmission in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Fourteen COVID-19 patients recovered and were released from two treatment facilities in the southern provinces of Bac Lieu and Dong Thap on June 1 afternoon.

The Health Ministry confirmed no new Covid-19 case on June 1 morning, meaning the nation remained clear of community transmissions for 46 consecutive days.

Vietnam has gone through 46 consecutive days without new COIVD-19 infections in the community as of June 1 morning, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam from 6am to 6pm on May 31, leaving the total at 328, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

No new COVID-19 case was recorded in Vietnam overnight, leaving the total at 328 as of 6am on May 31, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.