Vietnam city recommends people not to return for Tet
Thanh Hoa Town in the eponymous central province has called for people not to return for Tet if not necessary out of Covid-19 fears.
Complicated Covid protocols hassling arriving passengers : Vietnamese airlines
Several Vietnamese carriers have voiced concerns over Covid-19 protocols that are hassling passengers before and after they take flights to Vietnam after the recent partial reopening of commercial international flights.
Resolution 128 a game changer in Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight
Resolution 128 is of great significance in COVID-19 fight and economic recovery, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong said.
HCMC tightens oversight of foreign arrivals after detecting Omicron
HCMC has announced new regulations for close monitoring of the isolation of foreign visitors after detecting five people with the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Vietnam to trial Israeli oral Covid vaccine
An oral Covid-19 vaccine developed by Israel will be trialled in Vietnam and is expected to be approved for emergency use in 2023.
Covid-19 outbreak eases in HCMC
Ho Chi Minh City has experienced a decrease in the number of daily Covid-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in the past week.
Vietnam to issue its own Covid-19 vaccine passport
Vietnam will issue its own digital Covid-19 vaccine passport that will carry personal details and vaccination information.
Omicron response : HCMC imposes stringent inspections of foreign arrivals
HCMC has started imposing more stringent inspections on foreign arrivals, especially those coming from places where the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus has been detected.
Omicron risk ‘very high’: Health Ministry
The risk of Omicron penetrating, then spreading in Vietnam is « very high », the Health Ministry warned.
Workers in Vietnam receive US$1.24 billion in support
These include some 1.85 million workers who had their labour contracts temporarily suspended or were told to take unpaid leave.
Vietnam mulls vaccinating children from 5
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday requested authorities to look into Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 5 and above.
Vietnam to produce more Sputnik V vaccine in deal with Russia
Russia and Vietnam have agreed to expand production of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam, Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF, which markets the vaccine internationally, said on Wednesday.
France offers Vietnam 1.4 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses
France additionally gave Vietnam about 1.4 million jabs of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday and Sunday, bringing its total vaccine donations to the Southeast Asian country to over two million shots.
Hanoi girl dies after Covid-19 vaccination
A ninth-grade girl in Hanoi’s Thuong Tin District died a day after getting her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, the second teenager to die following Covid vaccination in Vietnam.
‘Absurd’ quarantine policies irk Hanoians
Many Hanoians say they are frustrated with illogical and impractical quarantine policies. Needless centralized quarantine and traveling long distances to get tested are two examples they cite.
Fourth worker dies after Covid vaccination
A worker at a shoe factory in Thanh Hoa has died after receiving the Vero Cell Covid-19 vaccine, the fourth such fatality since Wednesday, the provincial health department said.
Vietnam confirms another 39,126 local Covid patients
The Health Ministry announced 39,126 Covid-19 cases Tuesday, including 28,000 that had been detected earlier but yet to be added to the national database.
Reopening in Vietnam needs to be more quickly accelerated
Vietnamese leaders have made a clear message for reopening but some obstacles in vaccination, quarantine, and traveling regulation still exist and need to be rapidly solved.
Provinces blame low vaccination rates on low vaccine supply
While the health ministry has complained about low vaccination rates in certain localities, local authorities say the problem is actually a lack of distributed doses.
US-Vietnam COVID cooperation hits a snag
Global politics remain highly visible in the face of the current surge in COVID-19 Delta variant infections, unbalanced vaccine diplomacy campaigns, and climate change initiatives.
HCMC faces severe shortage of medical workers
Ho Chi Minh City has just 2.3 medical workers for a population of 10,000 compared to the national average of 7.4.
Saigonese drop their guard despite threat of Covid resurgence
Restaurants and public places in HCMC are again crowded with people ignoring social distancing rules and authorities’ warnings about a resurgence of Covid-19.
France to gift Vietnam 1.37 mln more Covid vaccines
France has promised to donate a further 1.37 million Covid vaccines to Vietnam to take the total number to more than two million doses.
Vietnam deputy health minister prosecuted over counterfeit medicines
Police in Vietnam have prosecuted a deputy health minister over his alleged involvement in a fake medicine trading ring, the country’s security agency said on Thursday.
Vietnam seafood firms in south of country hit by virus outbreak
Hundreds of workers at seafood companies in the south of Vietnam have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the media, after officials eased some restrictions in and around the nation’s commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City. More than 150…
Vietnam starts vaccinating kids in effort to reopen schools
Vietnam on Wednesday started to vaccinate children as part of an effort to reopen schools after more than half a year of closures due to COVID-19.