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Vietnam sets new strategy to reduce Covid-19 related deaths

After giving the first Covid-19 vaccine dose to almost all adults, Vietnam is turning to a new strategy to curb the number of Covid-19 deaths.

Vietnam successfully synthesises compounds to produce COVID-19 drugs

Nitazoxanide has been successfully synthesized by the Institute of Chemistry, under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, to produce drugs to treat COVID-19 patients with mild and medium symptoms. 

Doctors warn that Covid patients are abusing medicine meant for severe cases

The B Medicine Bag, with anti-inflammatory and antibiotic drugs, prescribed for Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms, is being abused by patients with mild symptoms, which may cause serious consequences.

Vietnam produces antiviral Molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment

Three Vietnamese pharmaceutical companies have drawn up plans are in the process of producing Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug for COVID-19 treatment, according to the Ministry of Health.

Doctors try to save seriously ill Covid-19-infected children

Hundreds of Covid-infected kids are being treated at Children's Hospital 2 in HCM City.

Free drugs to be provided to F0 cases quarantined at home

The Ministry of Health allows provinces to treat Covid-19 patients (F0) who have no symptoms, a low viral load, and no underlying diseases at home, and provides them with free medicines.

 

Vietnam tests Covid-19 herbal medicine on 260 patients

A locally developed Covid-19 treatment drug called Vipdervir will be tested on 260 Covid-19 patients.

Recovered F0: 'I once thought of giving up'

After a few days of fighting Covid-19 at home, Le Van Thanh Tung was brought to the hospital in a state of respiratory failure, where he spent a 10-day treatment and sometimes thought of giving up. But he is now recovering.

Vietnam to license drug used to treat former US President Trump's Covid-19 infection

Vietnam will soon license the drug Remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients. In August, Vietnam will have 500,000 Remdesivir vials.

2,778 people discharged from hospital, positive changes reported in HCM City

According to Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC), the epidemic situation has seen positive changes, so people need to adhere to the 5K rule and social distancing measures to quickly control the number of new infections.

Health Ministry withdraws dispatch on 26 traditional medicine products for Covid-19 treatment

The Ministry of Health on July 26 decided to withdraw dispatch 5944 only two days after its issuance because of inappropriate content.