(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi authorities have decided to extend the ongoing social distancing in the capital city until 6am, August 23, according to a dispatch issued on Friday by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh.
(VOVWORLD) - A batch of 592,100 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines secured via commercial contract by Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC) arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.
(VOVWORLD) - An entrepreneur who invented “rice ATMs” in Ho Chi Minh City is continuing his mission to help the needy by setting up “oxygen ATMs” for COVID-19 patients.
(VOVWORLD) - Moderna said on Thursday its COVID-19 vaccine was about 93% effective through six months after the second dose.
(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Health to promptly allocate more COVID-19 vaccines to Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces, which are the country’s current largest hotspots.
(VOVWORLD) -News media company CNN has terminated three of its employees for coming to the office unvaccinated against the COVID-19 last week, according to a memo sent to staff internally on Thursday.
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed more than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday morning, bringing the national tally to nearly 190,000, according to the Ministry of Health.
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam logged 7,244 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday including 3,866 cases in HCM City and 69 in Hanoi, says the Ministry of Health.
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam praised international support for its fight against COVID-19, and thanked the international community for sharing vaccines and improving Vietnam’s response to COVID-19, said Vietnam Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on Thursday.
(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked Binh Phuoc province to strengthen its communal Covid-19 response task force to monitor those traveling from pandemic-affected regions.
