PM asks Hanoi to put COVID-19 containment first
(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked Hanoi to prioritize containing COVID-19 in the spirit of “fighting the pandemic as if fighting the enemy”.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked Hanoi to prioritize containing COVID-19 in the spirit of “fighting the pandemic as if fighting the enemy”.

(VOVWORLD) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked domestic airlines to suspend, beginning Monday, flights to and from airports in several southern localities that are under social distancing restrictions.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has carried out flexible, creative diplomacy in the first half of this year to achieve the dual task of containing the pandemic and boosting socio-economic growth. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, Vietnam has promoted vaccine diplomacy to realize the government’s vaccine strategy.

(VOVWORLD) - In recent days, Hanoi has recorded a number COVID-19 infections transmitted within the community or coming from pandemic-hit areas outside Hanoi. To keep the virus from spreading locally, municipal authorities have stepped up its pandemic control measures.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said that from 7.30pm on Sunday to 6am on Monday, Vietnam confirmed 2,015 COVID-19 cases, of which Ho Chi Minh City had the highest number of cases: 1,535.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 2,828 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday evening.

(VOVWORLD) - All non-essential services in Hanoi will be halted from Monday as the capital city takes more stringent social distancing measures to curb a spike in community cases.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry has prepared additional 2,000 respirators and other medical equipment for HCM city as more severe COVID-19 cases and deaths are expected in the coming days.

(VOVWORLD) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Saturday insisted that the Tokyo Olympic Games will be safe and secure, despite positive COVID-19 tests at the athletes’ village.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will receive some 9 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine within this month, according to the Health Ministry.
