Death followed septic shock, pneumonia and progressive respiratory failure. The patient, a resident of HCMC’s Tan Binh District, suffered from high blood pressure, gout and cushing's syndrome.

Medical staff wait to collect samples for coronavirus tests in Binh Tan District, HCMC, June 22, 2021.

He tested positive for Covid-19 on June 10 and was treated at the Tan Binh District Hospital. The same day, his condition worsened and he was moved to the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Disease with high fever and breathing difficulty.

He was placed in intensive care. He was put on a ventilator, given dialysis, broad-spectrum antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant medicine. However, his old age and serious underlying conditions made recovery difficult, and he died Saturday morning.

The octogenarian’s death was Vietnam’s 40th Covid-19 death in the new wave that began April 27. The country has recorded a total of 11,995 domestic transmissions of the disease since.

Bac Giang: Nearly 3,000 Covid-19 patients fully recovered

(BGO) – According to the provincial Department of Health, another 137 Covid-19 patients in Bac Giang province were released from hospitals on June 25. 

Special online concert to support Covid-19 Vaccine Fund

An online international symphony concert connecting Vietnam with the world will be organised to support the Covid-19 Vaccine Fund, while the largest-ever vaccination campaign is running.

Two Covid patients die in northern Vietnam

Vietnam recorded two Covid-19 deaths in the northern province of Bac Giang Thursday, both men in their 80s.

More donors contribute to national Covid-19 vaccine fund

The national Covid-19 vaccine fund received over VND 6.6 billion from 17 sponsors at a ceremony on June 24.

PM: Vietnam must be able to produce Covid-19 vaccines no later than June 2022

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested accelerating the transfer of vaccine production technology and the testing and production of home-grown vaccine for Covid-19, so that Vietnam will be able to produce Covid-19 vaccines no later than June 2022.

Source: VnExpress