The video conference was held by the Health Ministry and the Vietnamese Embassy in the US. Foreign experts advised Vietnam to conduct peritoneal dialysis at home to minimise the risk of infection at hospitals. Vietnam was also advised to consider using automatic peritoneal dialysis with remote prescription function to treat patients with artificial kidneys, which is an effective method the US is applying.

Deputy Health Minister Tran Van Thuan said statistics and scientific evidence show that globally and in Vietnam in particular, the elderly and those with chronic diseases, especially end-stage chronic kidney failure, have been affected the most by the COVID-19 pandemic.