Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 chaired a teleconference of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control with leaders of 63 provinces and centrally-run cities.
The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City has recently requested its medical facilities to get plans readied for the acceptance and treatment of COVID-19 patients in the context of increases in the number of new cases.
Temporary hospitals, which used to treat thousands of COVID-19 patients during the fourth wave of the pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City, have returned to normal after completing their life saving missions.
A batch of the COVID-19 treatment drug Areplivir was handed over for transport to Vietnam at a ceremony in Moscow on May 25. Costs for the drug were picked up by Vietnamese expats in Russia, in an effort to send aid home.
Molnupiravir Stella 200mg, a drug produced and registered by Stellapharm J.V.Co. Ltd., has been authorised by the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) for the domestic treatment of COVID-19.
According to new guidance from the Ministry of Health, it is not necessary to regularly test newborns who are infected with COVID-19, even if their caregivers have the virus.
Medical experts have warned the self-administration of corticosteroid drugs during home treatment of COVID-19 cases without a doctor’s input could worsen the disease.
The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the prices of COVID-19 treatment drugs containing active ingredient Molnupiravir produced by three Vietnamese manufacturers.
The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health on February 17 issued the list of three COVID-19 treatment drugs containing the active ingredient Molnupiravir, which had been granted certificates of registration for conditional circulation.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to urgently complete and issue guidelines on COVID-19 treatment protocols for people under 18 years old, especially children under 12.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam had a working session with leaders of the Ministry of Health and the People’s Committee of Hanoi to discuss responses in the situation when COVID-19 infections are detected in schools in the context of Hanoi beginning to re-open schools.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 31 visited the headquarters of Hanoi Police, the COVID-19 treatment hospital and the Vietnam National Children's Hospital in the capital city on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has decided to stop the operations of four temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals No. 3, No. 5, No. 10 and Cu Chi from January 19.
Laos is to step up production of its antiviral drug molnupiravir with the trade name of Molacovir to serve treatment of COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms.
Treatment for COVID-19 patients, plan for the injection of third vaccine shots, and workforce supply following the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival were put under discussion during a periodic meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on January 10.
An advisory council of the Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed this ministry grant certificates of registration for conditional circulation of three medicines containing the active ingredient molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment.
The Thai government will continue to pay for COVID-19 treatment at private hospitals, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on January 5.
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