The General Department of Logistics under the Ministry of Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 1 to set off medical staff of the COVID-19 treatment hospital 5D to support Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong province where the pandemic continues developing unpredictably.

An experience exchange on treatment and management during the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the introduction of post-COVID-19 recovery model for patients with severe pneumonia was organised at Pletnev hospital, Moscow.

VOV.VN - A field hospital located in Hanoi which aims to offer treatment to COVID-19 patients in critical condition began construction on July 30, with the site providing between 500 and 700 beds set to be put into operation from late August.

VOV.VN - Green-lighted by the Vietnamese Government, the French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29 began vaccinating French nationals living in the southern city and regional localities at France-Vietnam Hospital.

Staff of the Level-2 Field Hospital No. 3 of Vietnam engaging in the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and their peers from India’s Level-2 Field Hospital have held an online joint training course on medical capacity and COVID-19 prevention and control.

Close to 1 million free meals worth VND15 billion (US$653,274) have so far been offered to disadvantaged people who are affected by COVID-19 across 28 provinces and cities nationwide since April.

The efficiency must be placed first and all medical resources must be mobilised to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of public or private, military or civilian, central or local level.

VOV.VN - A further 5,174 COVID-19 infections, including 19 imported cases, were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on the evening of July 26 to increase the daily infection count to 7,882.

VOV.VN - The capital has seen Hanoi Lung Hospital go into a state of lockdown from midday on July 26 following the detection of 29 positive COVID-19 cases.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi-run Lung Hospital has been cordoned off for chemical disinfection and extensive testing after 14 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.