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British patient's lung function improves, transplant being considered

British patient's lung function improves, transplant being considered

24 HRS Medical - 21/05/2020

The second computed tomography (CT) scan of the critically-ill British pilot, Vietnam’s 91st COVID-19 patient, showed positive improvements, said Dr Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, director of HCM City’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

Critically ill COVID-19 patient thankful she is still alive

Critically ill COVID-19 patient thankful she is still alive

24 HRS Medical - 21/05/2020

Le Tuyet H. was patient number 19. She caught the disease from her niece who had flown back to Vietnam from the UK in March.

Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia May 7

Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia May 7

24 HRS Medical - 08/05/2020

VN gains initial success in developing coronavirus vaccine

Hanoi CDC leader pleads guilty, ordered to return embezzled funds

Hanoi CDC leader pleads guilty, ordered to return embezzled funds

24 HRS Medical - 08/05/2020

Director of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) Nguyen Nhat Cam and his accomplices have pled guilty to the charge of tripling the purchase price of the real-time PCR detection system package

Vietnamese citizens stranded in the US to return home on May 7

Vietnamese citizens stranded in the US to return home on May 7

24 HRS Medical - 08/05/2020

A flight carrying Vietnamese citizens from the US is scheduled for May 7, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.

About 240 Vietnamese return home from France

About 240 Vietnamese return home from France

24 HRS Medical - 08/05/2020

About 240 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated from France on Vietnam Airlines flights on May 5 and 6.

Nine recovered coronavirus patients in HCM City test positive again

Nine recovered coronavirus patients in HCM City test positive again

24 HRS Medical - 08/05/2020

Nine coronavirus patients in HCMC had tested positive for the virus again after being discharged from the hospital as of this afternoon, May 4.

Frontliners on 24-hour shifts during the COVID-19 fight

Frontliners on 24-hour shifts during the COVID-19 fight

24 HRS Medical - 08/05/2020

Late on March 6, the Hanoi 115 Medical Emergency Centre received a call. Three workers were quickly scrambled and donned hazmat suits before setting off for Ba Dinh District, sirens wailing.

Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia May 5

Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia May 5

24 HRS Medical - 05/05/2020

New arrivals set to undergo four COVID-19 tests

Coronavirus: Wild animals enjoy freedom of a quieter world

Coronavirus: Wild animals enjoy freedom of a quieter world

24 HRS Medical - 05/05/2020

Lockdowns give parts of the natural world an opportunity to experience life with fewer humans around.

100 days of COVID-19 in Vietnam

100 days of COVID-19 in Vietnam

24 HRS Medical - 05/05/2020

May 2 marks the 100th day since COVID-19 appeared in Vietnam. VNS presents a timeline of the pandemic.

Vietnam attends ASEAN-US health ministers' meeting

Vietnam attends ASEAN-US health ministers' meeting

24 HRS Medical - 02/05/2020

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on April 30 joined health officials of other ASEAN member nations and the US in the ASEAN-US Health Ministers Meeting via video conference.