Panic-buying as Vietnam announces broad COVID-19 curbs in biggest city
Vietnam will impose tight movement restrictions in its commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city from the end of the week to tackle a coronavirus outbreak, its health ministry said on Wednesday, in some of its strictest curbs yet.
Vietnam orders virus lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City
Nine million people in Ho Chi Minh City have been ordered into lockdown, state media said Wednesday, as the commercial hub struggles to contain Vietnam’s most serious Covid-19 outbreak so far.
US sends Vietnam 2 million Covid vaccine doses
The United States sent Vietnam two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday, the White House said, in its latest assistance to countries struggling to tame the pandemic.
Vietnam’s Covid tally tops 1,000 for second straight day
Vietnam recorded 500 new community transmissions of Covid-19 Tuesday night, raising the day’s tally to 1,019.
Hanoi proposes schools reopen Saturday
Hanoi students of all levels could return to school on July 10 to finish their academic year, the municipal education department proposed Monday.
Vietnam reports two more Covid deaths
Vietnam recorded two Covid-19 deaths Sunday noon, bringing the national fatality tally to 86.
Covid-19 in HCM City and other regions situation could get out of control without greater efforts
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chính on Sunday held a virtual meeting on Covid-19 prevention and control with eight southern localities which are witnessing a concerning surge in cases in recent days.
Vietnam reports first H5N8 avian flu outbreak in poultry
Vietnam on Friday confirmed its first outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza at a chicken farm in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
HCMC Covid-19 outbreak remains ‘unpredictable’
The ongoing outbreak in HCMC is developing unpredictably and could grow bigger and spread to neighboring localities, says deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son.
Vietnam seeks to boost testing as coronavirus cases hit record
Vietnam reported a record in new coronavirus cases on Thursday and prepared to conduct mass testing on half of the population of its biggest city, as it tries to contain its biggest outbreak so far.
Vietnam plans comprehensive vaccine industry growth focused on Covid-19
The Vietnamese government is planning a comprehensive development boost to the industry involving Covid-19 vaccine research, technology transfer, and producing vaccines that meet international standards.
Vietnam to trial vaccine passport program in July
Vietnam will trial its vaccine passport program in July in the northern province of Quang Ninh, under which vaccinated or recovered foreign entrants will be quarantined for seven days.
Vietnam cuts quarantine time to 7 days for vaccinated entrants
Vietnam has decided to shorten centralized quarantine time for fully vaccinated entrants from 21 days to seven, as the country plans to initiate a vaccine passport program.
Biggest HCMC employer suspends over 3,500 workers
Taiwanese-invested footwear maker Pouyuen Vietnam suspended 3,546 workers from the Mekong Delta Province of Tien Giang for seven days starting Friday for Covid-19 contact tracing.
Vietnam nears vaccination fund goal
Vietnam’s current VND22 trillion ($956.2 million) Covid-19 budget is nearly enough to inoculate 75 million of its 96-million population.
Vietnam to Vaccinate Chinese Nationals ‘Soon’ After Complaints
Vietnam is revamping the way it distributes vaccines donated by Beijing after China complained the Southeast Asian nation was failing to honor an earlier agreement.
Vietnam wants to cooperate with South Korea to produce Covid-19 vaccine
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested Vietnam and South Korea boost cooperation in Covid-19 vaccine research and production when meeting his counterpart Wednesday.
Vietnam seeks Covid vaccine access, tech transfer from Germany
Vietnam on Tuesday sought Germany’s help in accessing Covid-19 vaccines and transfer of vaccine production technologies.
Vietnam to receive 1 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine weekly from July
One million doses of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine will be transferred to Vietnam weekly starting next month to fulfil its order of 30 million doses within this year, state media reported on Tuesday.
HCMC records second Covid-19 death
A 75-year-old Covid-19 patient in Ho Chi Minh City has been announced dead, making the 67th Covid-19 fatality in Vietnam and the second in the city.
HCMC suspends taxi, bus services amid rising Covid infections
HCMC will suspend traditional and ride-hailing taxi services, public buses and inter-provincial buses from Sunday as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19.
Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses donation from China
Vietnam has received a shipment of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated by China, the health ministry said on Sunday, as the country is ramping up inoculations to battle against a more widespread outbreak.
How Vietnam lost its pandemic-beating edge
Vietnam was one of the quickest to react to the epidemic and is now one of the slowest to prepare a way out.
Covid-19 vaccination sought for all Phu Quoc residents to reopen to foreign tourists
Authorities in Kien Giang Province, home to Phu Quoc, are planning to vaccinate the island’s population against Covid-19 so that it can reopen its doors to foreigners.
Vietnam urges WHO to accelerate COVAX drive as COVID-19 cases hit record
Vietnam on Thursday called on the World Health Organization to speed up the COVAX vaccine drive as the country’s new daily infections hit a record high.
What Explains Vietnam’s Current COVID-19 Struggles ?
Once considered the gold standard for COVID-19 response, Vietnam is now battling rising infections and a glacial vaccine rollout.