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. 

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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