The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday morning that the woman died Wednesday of septic shock, liver cancer, chronic hepatitis B, hemophagocytic syndrome, leucopenia, and Covid-19 complications.

A nurse is seen at an isolated area for treating Covid-19 patients at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, February 2021.

Diagnosed with liver cancer four months ago, she was announced a Covid-19 patient on May 8 when staying at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases for the cancer treatment.

A frontline facility in Covid-19 treatment, the hospital became a Covid-19 cluster on May 5.

She has made the 38th Covid-19 death in Vietnam.

So far in this new wave of Covid-19, which started on April 27, Vietnam has recorded three deaths, including a 34-year-old man who also got infected when staying at the Hanoi hospital for his brain injury caused by a traffic accident, and a 89-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension.

Previously, the country recorded 35 coronavirus deaths associated with an outbreak in Da Nang in July and August last year. Many of them were elderly patients with underlying conditions like diabetes or kidney failure.

The nation’s new wave has recorded 1,678 cases in 29 cities and provinces as of Thursday morning.

Organization and individuals donate nearly 40 billion VND to Bac Giang in Covid-19 fight

(BGO) – Several businesses, localities and agencies on May 17 donated cash and medical supplies to Bac Giang province for Covid-19 prevention and control.

PM urges swift, drastic approach to drive back Covid-19

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged the entire political system and people to take a more swift and drastic approach to driving back Covid-19 pandemic because it could spread anytime if guard is let down.

Covid-19 testing - Race against time

(BGO) - In the past few days, the number of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases has increased rapidly in Bac Giang province. Facing this situation, with the spirit of "mutual support", some units and localities have quickly mobilized human resources and means to support Bac Giang in combating the pandemic.

B.1.617 - Covid variant of 'global concern'

The World Health Organsiation said the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a variant of global concern.

Quang Ninh dispatches medical staff to help Bac Giang in Covid-19 fight

A delegation of 200 voluntary doctors and medical workers from the Vietnam - Sweden Hospital in Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province, headed to Bac Giang Province on the morning of May 15 to assist the province with Covid-19 testing.

Source: VnExpress