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.
18:50, 2020/01/31
nCoV: Vietnam capable of producing sufficient medical masks
Prices of masks have been driven up by hoarding and citizens’ spookiness.
17:13, 2020/01/31
Vietnam seeks to produce nCoV test kits
Local health experts said that test kits would greatly help Vietnam deal with the situation.
00:00, 2020/01/31
Hanoi mayor urges stock of 20 million medical masks for possible nCoV outbreak
The city's leader requires the health sector to be well-prepared for the worse situation.
23:44, 2020/01/30
Three Vietnamese infected with Wuhan coronavirus
Over the past 10 days, Vietnam has recorded 98 suspected cases with signs of fever and cough, all from China’s virus-stricken areas or having contacted with the infected.
21:14, 2020/01/30
Hanoi puts 14 people suspected of nCoV infection in quarantine
According to the Hanoi Department of Health, in Vietnam, as of January 30 morning, no cases of nCoV have been recorded in Hanoi.
18:22, 2020/01/29
Vietnam puts 39 people suspected of nCoV infection in quarantine
Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son today requested hospitals to classify patients at the time of admission and set up separate rooms for patients with symptoms of acute respiratory infection.
01:45, 2020/01/29
Vietnam sets up task force to handle deadly Wuhan coronavirus
Vietnam will temporarily stop granting tourist visas for Chinese of nCoV-infected territories, except urgent cases.
00:43, 2020/01/29
First novel coronavirus patient in Vietnam recovers
The first novel coronavirus patient in Vietnam is currently conscious, and can breathe by himself, eat and sleep, showed no signs of fever.
23:57, 2020/01/27
Vietnam sends 218 Wuhan tourists in Danang back home
During their stay in Danang, the Chinese tourists did not show any symptoms of the new coronavirus (nCoV), VnExpress cited a report by the local government as saying.
22:05, 2020/01/27
Vietnam determined to curb nCoV despite economic losses: PM
The Ministry of National Defense is asked to establish 9 field hospitals across the country to receive and treat nCoV patients.
12:07, 2020/01/24
Vietnam confirms first China coronavirus cases; authorities take action
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 23 dispatched an urgency note, requiring ministries to keep strict watch on arrivals at border gates and quarantine people suspected of carrying the disease.
16:34, 2020/01/17
Vietnam takes measures against China pneumonia outbreak
The Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on January 16 requested Vietnam’s relevant ministries to take measures to control pneumonia and prevent the epidemic from spreading into Vietnam.
10:37, 2020/01/11
US Embassy gives gift of life at Tet blood drive
The US embassy’s blood drive has consistently seen growth in the number of donors since the first event in 2012 with a total of 269 donors at this year’s blood drive.
02:30, 2020/01/07
Vietnam closely monitors Chinese pneumonia outbreak: Ministry
The Chinese health ministry has taken measures to control the outbreak and conducted more testing to identify the specific cause.
17:19, 2019/12/31
Caring for the elderly - a burden in Vietnam
High-tech healthcare will play a significant role in improving healthcare services for Vietnamese peole, especially the elderly.
19:13, 2019/12/24
Vietnam to import 50,000 Tamiflu tablets amid flu season
The move is taken due to the shortage of Tamiflu drugs in some provinces and cities, especially from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
23:48, 2019/12/20
Vietnam reports Tamiflu shortage amid flu season
The Drug Administration of Vietnam requested provincial and municipal departments of health to find drugs supply and meet treatment needs.
21:03, 2019/12/18
Hanoi hospital suspected of faking thousands of HIV test results
Saint Paul General Hospital's Microbiology Department had split 40 HIV test strips to perform tests on 80 samples, from the 80 strips it produced about 1,272 test results.
14:19, 2019/12/13
Hanoi police investigate HIV test strip scandal
Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung asked relevant agencies to inspect HIV test strip scandal before December 15.
16:58, 2019/12/12
First hospital in Hanoi to establish cardiovascular surgery department for children
This is the first general hospital in both Hanoi and Vietnam to establish a heart and chest surgery department for children.