The meeting was connected to several key locations, including the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the National Lung Hospital, Bach Mai Hospital, Da Nang General Hospital, the Viet Nam-Sweden Hospital, the Dong Nai General Hospital, Hue Central Hospital, and the Da Nang Department of Health.

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam (third from right) chairs the virtual meeting with hospitals on Covid-19 treatment.

At the event, a representative of the Da Nang General Hospital reported on the situation regarding the treatment of Covid-19 patients in the city, stating that the hospital has implemented classification and ensured quarantine and treatment conditions for the infection cases.

Empathising with the difficulties faced by medical workers, Deputy PM Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, emphasised the need for the hospitals to tighten compliance with regulations on disease prevention and control, urging them to stand ready to provide aid for other hospitals when necessary.

He asked the Ministry of Health to mobilise forces and testing technologies to detect the infection source of the most recent outbreak as soon as possible.

The entire hospital system must raise vigilance and fully and seriously implement regulations when receiving people who come for medical examination and treatment, the deputy PM requested.

As of 6am of July 28, Vietnam had a total of 431 infections, 276 of whom were imported and quarantined immediately upon arrival in the country. As many as 365 cases have fully recovered, accounting for 84.7% of the total.

Da Nang begins social distancing for Covid-19

The central city starts social distancing measures from 1pm on July 26 to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after two men tested positive for the virus over the weekend.

No new Covid-19 cases in Vietnam on July 27 morning

No new Covid-19 cases in Vietnam on July 27 morning. 

Vietnam records second Covid-19 community transmission in 100 days

A 61-year-old man in Da Nang was confirmed Vietnam's "patient 418" Sunday morning, the second case of Covid-19 community transmission since April 16.

Deputy PM orders preparedness for new Covid-19 developments

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, on July 24 urged all competent forces to remain vigilant and stand ready to cope with new developments of the pandemic.

Covid-19 figures in Vietnam on July 25 morning

Covid-19 figures in Vietnam on July 25 morning.

Source: NDO