How COVID-19 is speeding up Vietnam’s digital transformation
The Lunar New Year, ‘Tet’ in Vietnamese, is the most important celebration in the country. This year’s festival on 12 February was accompanied by much uncertainty as Vietnam was hit by a third COVID-19 outbreak just days prior.
Vietnam to start COVID-19 vaccinations in march
Vietnam will begin its COVID-19 vaccination programme next month with frontline healthcare staff and the elderly in line for the first doses as the country tackles a new wave of coronavirus infections, state media reported on Monday.
No end to Vietnam’s coronavirus fight within first six months: health ministry
Vietnam’s Covid-19 fight won’t end within the first six months, or even for the entire year, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said Friday.
Saigon restaurants found crowded despite Covid-19 ban
Many restaurants in HCMC have been found with more than 20 guests in violation of the limit imposed by authorities to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Vietnam to receive 5 mln Covid-19 vaccine doses in February
Vietnam would receive around five million Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of February, Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong said at a meeting Monday.
Vietnam records two more Covid-19 community transmissions
The Health Ministry Tuesday morning confirmed two new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases in northern Hai Duong Province, bringing the tally of the new wave at 679.
Covid-19 forces HCMC schools to remain closed in February
HCMC’s 1.7 million students will stay home from school until Feb. 28 as authorities grapple with Covid-19.
Vietnam records 49 more domestic Covid-19 cases
Fifty three people were diagnosed with Covid-19 on Saturday evening, with 49 of them contracting the disease in Vietnam.
Vietnam confirms 18 new Covid-19 community transmissions
The Health Ministry Thursday morning confirmed 18 new Covid-19 patients in the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Hai Duong.
Vietnam culls 100,000 poultry as bird flu outbreaks spread
Vietnam has culled more 100,000 poultry so far this year in a bid to contain the spread of bird flu in the Southeast Asian country, the government said on Monday.
Vietnam’s Covid-19 vaccine effective on variants
Nanocovax, a Vietnamese Covid-19 vaccine, is said to have an effect on coronavirus variants following the first phase of human trials, according to Vietnam Military Medical University.
HCMC urged to apply social distancing after dozens test positive for coronavirus
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long proposed Ho Chi Minh City apply social distancing in some areas following surging infections linked to Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
Vietnam records four new Covid-19 domestic transmissions
The Health Ministry confirmed four new Covid-19 infections Sunday morning, raising the infection tally of Vietnam’s new community transmission wave to 402.
Vietnam expects to receive first COVID vaccines before end of March
Vietnam is expected to get access to the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX sharing scheme within the first quarter, its government said on Friday.
Vietnam to receive 4.9 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses via Covax
Vietnam would receive around 4.886 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine via the Covax program within the first half of 2021, according to a distribution forecast.
Vietnam outbreak is UK variant
A newly detected coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam, which has infected 276 people and spread to 10 provinces and cities, was caused by the more contagious British variant of the coronavirus.
Vietnam says areas worst hit by latest virus outbreak ‘basically under control’
Vietnam’s health minister said on Friday a new COVID-19 outbreak was “basically under control” in the areas most affected, as cases spread to Hanoi, the capital, where the ruling Communist party is holding its five-yearly congress.
Vietnam rushes to contain outbreak of more contagious Covid variant
Virus is spreading in northern provinces after almost two months without any infections
Vietnam reports first two locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in 55 days
Vietnam’s health ministry has confirmed its first two locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in nearly two months, just weeks before the country’s Lunar New Year holiday period, when big gatherings indoors are expected.
Vietnam: COVID, trade, climate change to be high on new leadership’s agenda
Vietnam’s response to the pandemic is widely viewed as among the most effective in the world. Its ruling Communist Party is set to hold a congress that will select new leadership and shape policy for the next five years.
Vietnam position worsens on global cancer map
Vietnam had the world’s 92nd highest cancer rate out of 185 countries and territories in 2020, up seven places from 2018, a report says.
Vietnam stops licensing flights from UK, Africa over coronavirus variants
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has ceased issuing licenses for all flights arriving from the United Kingdom and Africa to prevent the spread of new coronavirus variants.
Vietnam’s tight lid on the coronavirus leaves many citizens desperate to return, with illegal border crossings on the rise
Since it sealed itself off from the world last March, Vietnam has recorded just over 1,500 Covid-19 infections – but many of its nationals are stranded abroad. They are eager to come home ahead of the Lunar New Year, or…
French-Vietnamese astronomer dies of Covid-19
Renowned French-Vietnamese astronomer Professor Nguyen Quang Rieu, 89, died of Covid-19 in Paris on Tuesday.
Vietnam halts flights from countries infected by COVID-19 variants
To fend off recently discovered variants of COVID-19, Vietnam has suspended inbound flights from countries with the viral mutations.
Vietnam to buy AstraZeneca vaccine
Vietnam has agreed to buy 30 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca, with the government also seeking to purchase vaccines from other sources, including Pfizer Inc.