Hanoi steps up disease control measures at Noi Bai International Airport
The city has strengthened its healthcare efforts to combat respiratory diseases during the winter-spring festival season, with heightened measures at Noi Bai International Airport leading the city's disease prevention campaign.
17:05, 2025/02/19
Hanoi sees no community outbreaks as covid-19 cases drop, thanks to vaccination efforts
Hanoi’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) has reported three confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the city since the start of 2025, with no fatalities.
15:24, 2025/02/17
Hanoi launches measles vaccination campaign for infants
This age group is not eligible for vaccination under the National Expanded Vaccination Program and represents a significant portion of the capital's population.
22:08, 2025/02/14
Hanoi accelerates traditional medicine development to enhance public healthcare
Hanoi is intensifying efforts to strengthen traditional medicine as a key pillar of the healthcare system, aiming to improve public access to comprehensive medical treatment.
19:09, 2020/03/18
Vietnam’s 90,000 doctors ready to be in front line against Covid-19: Official
The Ministry of Health has built plans to treat more than 3,000 Covid-19 patients.
00:49, 2020/03/17
Vietnam doctors strive to save lives of two Covid-19 patients in critical condition
Vietnam's doctors will keep consulting and providing daily professional support for the treatment of the two patients in serious conditions.
00:41, 2020/03/17
March 16: Vietnam confirms four new coronavirus infections, toll hits 61
Of the 61 active cases, 18 are foreigners, including 13 Britons.
01:43, 2020/03/16
March 15: Four European tourists test positive for coronavirus
Hanoi now has 12 cases positive with the virus, the largest number of infections in Vietnam.
18:13, 2020/03/14
UPDATE: Hanoi finds two more positive coronavirus cases, Vietnam toll hits 53
Among the 53 positive cases so far, 17 are foreign citizens and 36 Vietnamese.
12:12, 2020/03/14
March 14: One new coronavirus patient in Vietnam linked to ‘super infector’
The latest patient has become the 11th person linked to the 34th case so far.
16:35, 2020/03/13
Covid-19: Hanoi reports 6th case
The latest case is a flight attendant who served a flight from London which landed in Hanoi on March 9.
15:52, 2020/03/13
Hanoi's hospitals ready for more Covid-19 infections
Hanoi has set up five rapid response teams who are on standby 24/7 to fight the epidemic.
18:26, 2020/03/12
Five new coronavirus-positive cases in Vietnam linked to 34th patient
So far, eight people have got infected from patient 34, making her the largest source of contagion so far.
16:10, 2020/03/12
Vietnam offers free vaccination at central hospitals
This is the first time in Vietnam the expanded immunization model (free of charge) has been implemented at central-level hospitals.
08:28, 2020/03/12
WHO labels Covid-19 a global pandemic
The confirmed cases are now seen in 123 countries and territories while death roll surpasses 4,600.
14:39, 2020/03/10
Vietnam launches health declaration app to support Covid-19 combat
Vietnamese citizens can update their daily health status and also provide information to the best of their knowledge about cases suspected of catching Covid-19 in their residential areas.
08:44, 2020/03/09
Vietnam requires compulsory medical declaration for citizens from March 10
Medical declaration will be used merely for the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic.
01:16, 2020/03/09
Vietnam confirms 10 new coronavirus cases on Sunday
Health authorities have confirmed that the epidemic is under control in Vietnam.
19:00, 2020/03/08
Vietnam finds 8 more nCoV-infected cases on Sunday, all are foreigners
The new cases took the same flight as Hanoi's first infected person who visited Lombardy, an epicenter in Italy, in mid-February.
00:48, 2020/03/07
Hanoi confirms 1st coronavirus case, 17th in Vietnam
Hanoi is tracking down the patient's travel history to quarantine and supervise all people who made close contact with her.
18:53, 2020/03/03
Vietnam’s scientists successfully develop quick coronavirus test kit
The biological kit uses molecular biotechnology for testing whose results have the same sensitivity as the World Health Organization (WHO)’s kit used for nCoV diagnosis.
23:29, 2020/02/24
Vietnam’s accuracy of Covid-19 test is equal to global standard
In terms of Covid-19 diagnosis, Vietnam is capable of and has sufficient biological products for coronavirus detection.
14:36, 2020/02/20
Three-month-old Covid-19 patient in Vietnam discharged from hospital
Vietnam has successfully cured the first child patient with Covid-19.
15:38, 2020/02/17
Vietnam's tourist hub may declare Covid-19 free: Ministry
Apart from the only case detected on January 17, no other infection has been found in Vietnam's south central province of Khanh Hoa.