Hanoi has appointed Dr. Nguyen Trong Dien, a medical doctor, as Director of the Department of Health, after nearly two years in which the agency was only headed by a leader.
The Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Health has just signed a decision to revoke 190 medical device registration numbers for categories A and B because they "do not conform to the definition of medical devices".
Hanoi City Police have initiated legal proceedings against the Head of the Private Medical and Pharmaceutical Practice Management Department of the Hanoi Department of Health and his subordinates for accepting bribes.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hung, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Health, has been assigned to take charge of and manage the Hanoi Department of Health until a new person is appointed.
The Hanoi Department of Health has just issued a decision to impose administrative penalties and suspend operations for two months for four bottled water production facilities.
On May 15th, approximately 400 doctors and medical staff from 15 hospitals in Hanoi provided medical examinations and treatment and implemented a health management program for the people of Me Linh district.
The Hanoi Department of Health has requested 10 districts and counties to provide inspection and monitoring reports of centralized quarantine areas in hotels to assist in the investigation of the "rescue flight" case.
The Hanoi Department of Health requires medical facilities to allocate sufficient hospital beds, personnel, equipment, and supplies for the diagnosis and treatment of patients infected with Adenovirus.
According to the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC), the number of dengue fever cases in the city continues to rise, currently three times higher than the same period last year.
The Hanoi Department of Health has requested the CDC to advise on launching a campaign to "Accelerate vaccination rates for children aged 5 to under 12 years old".
The Hanoi Department of Health has proposed providing a one-time support payment of 5-10 million VND per person to healthcare workers and staff in the capital city.
Bach Mai Hospital has recorded the first cases of community transmission of the Omicron BA.5 variant, while the number of COVID-19 cases in Hanoi is showing a tendency to rise again.
According to the Hanoi Department of Health, gene sequencing results from Bach Mai Hospital revealed that three people were infected with the BA.5 variant.
According to a report by the Hanoi People's Committee, data shows that from 2021 to April 30, 2022, 857 people working in the healthcare sector resigned or requested transfers.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Hanoi is decreasing sharply; currently, the city no longer has any cases under isolation or treatment at designated facilities.
The Ministry of Health has just sent a document to the Departments of Health in provinces and cities; the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, and the Pasteur Institute regarding the vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5 to under 12 years old.
According to the Hanoi Department of Health, from 6 PM on March 24th to 6 PM on March 25th, Hanoi recorded an additional 10.803 COVID-19 cases, including 4.103 community cases and 6.700 cases already in isolation.
The Hanoi Department of Health reported an additional 29.269 COVID-19 cases on the evening of March 13, including 10.051 community cases and 19.218 cases already in isolation.
Random gene sequencing of positive cases in Hanoi revealed that 80% of infections were Omicron-infected, with the "invisible" BA.2 variant being the predominant variant.
According to the Hanoi Department of Health, from 6 PM on March 5th to 6 PM on March 6th, Hanoi recorded an additional 29.577 COVID-19 cases, including 11.957 community cases and 17.620 cases in isolation.
On February 28, the Hanoi Department of Health sent an urgent document to 22 district and county health centers and 5 hospitals regarding the allocation of 401.000 tablets of Molnupiravir 200mg for the treatment of COVID-19.
Hanoi's Department of Health announced on the evening of February 27th an additional 11.517 cases of COVID-19, including 3.887 community cases and 7.630 cases already in isolation.
Hanoi's Department of Health announced on the evening of February 25th an additional 9.836 cases of COVID-19, including 3.404 community cases and 6.432 cases already in isolation.
According to the Hanoi Department of Health, from 6 PM on February 19th to 6 PM on February 20th, Hanoi recorded an additional 5.102 cases of COVID-19, including 1.518 community cases and 3.584 cases already in isolation.
The Hanoi Department of Health has just adjusted the triage system for receiving and treating F0 cases, including adding guidelines for triaging COVID-19 patients in children.
On the evening of February 18th, the Hanoi Department of Health announced an additional 4.549 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, including 964 community cases.
Hanoi's Department of Health announced an additional 3.507 COVID-19 cases on the evening of February 14, including 557 community cases and 2.950 cases already in isolation.
The Hanoi Department of Health announced on the evening of February 11th that from 6 PM on February 10th to 6 PM on February 11th, the city recorded an additional 2.908 F0 cases, including 610 community cases; 2.298 cases were already in isolation.