Recipients include 11 hospitals, 12 departments of health in cities and provinces consisting of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Tra Vinh, Vinh Long, Da Nang, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Soc Trang, Ben Tre, Kien Giang and Hau Giang, and the health division of the Military Medicine Department.

Vials of the antiviral drug Remdesivir.

Earlier, 10,000 vials were distributed on August 8 for Ho Chi Minh City and a number of southern provinces. Another 30,000 vials of the drug were recently distributed on August 17 for 17 hospitals and health departments in the south.

Remdesivir was the first antiviral drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October, 2020 for treating Covid-19 patients. It has the ability to shorten treatment times and speed up recovery for critically ill patients.

The drug has been approved and authorised for use in approximately 50 countries worldwide. It is now one of the world's leading specialised drugs.

On August 2, with the ministry’s guidance, conglomerate Vingroup had successfully negotiated for 500,000 vials of Remdesivir from Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla under licensing agreement from US-based Gilead Sciences. The first batch arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City on August 5.

Bac Giang: 4,128 recovered Covid-19 patients discharged from hospitals

(BGO) – On July 1, another 214 Covid-19 patients in Bac Giang province were released from hospitals, reported the provincial Department of Health.

3,705 Covid-19 patients discharged from hospitals

(BGO) – On June 29, another 149 Covid-19 patients in Bac Giang province were discharged from hospitals, making total number of recovered patients in the province up to 3,705. 

Bac Giang: First Covid-19 patient using ECMO discharged from hospital

(BGO) - On June 27, at the Bac Giang Lung Hospital, patient Ph.H.Th. (patient 6547) from Le Loi ward (Bac Giang city) was discharged from hospital. This was the first case using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the province, who suffered the most severe symptoms among the patients treated here.

2,074 Covid – 19 patients discharged from hospital in Bac Giang province

(BGO) – According to the Department of Health, Bac Giang province had 181 Covid-19 patients  released from several hospitals and medical centers on June 20. 

Bac Giang: Another 46 Covid-19 patients discharged from hospital

(BGO) – 46 Covid-19 patients in Bac Giang province were released from hospital on June 13, according to the provincial Department of Health.

Source: NDO/VNA