Critically ill patients are warded at hospitals - Illustration photo

Accordingly, all COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms are treated at places of residence in accordance with guidelines of the Ministry of Health (MoH) while those suffering from serious conditions are admitted to hospitals, Do explained.

He said the ministry has stepped up efforts to access to and import different types of COVID-19 treatment drugs as much as possible in order to meet demand for critically ill patients and minimize death rates.

Viet Nam has fundamentally secured adequate doses of COVID-19 vaccines to for adults and children aged 12-17 against COVID-19.

To date, 97 percent of over 18-year-old population has been partially vaccinated and about 70 percent of the eligible population has received second jabs. About 5 million adolescents aged between 12 and 17 have been vaccinated.

Do said that COVID-19 fatality rate in Viet Nam is still lower than rest of world, adding that a majority of fatalities relate to chronic diseases, the elderly, and health decline./.