18/07/2021
Vietnam aims to have at least one homegrown COVID-19 vaccine this year
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is determined to successfully produce at least one COVID-19 vaccine this year, according to Deputy Health Minister Tran Van Thuan.
COVID-19
18/07/2021
Nearly 3,100 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday morning
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 3,018 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday morning.
17/07/2021
16 southern localities to impose social distancing
(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday agreed to impose a 2-week social distancing period in accordance with Directive 16 on Can Tho city and the remaining 15 provinces of the southern region in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.
17/07/2021
HCMC tightens management of quarantine areas to limit cross-infection
(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City continues to tighten management to prevent cross-infection in quarantine and blockade areas, requested Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at an online briefing of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Saturday.
17/07/2021
Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 4 million, Europe predicts sharp increase in infections
(VOVWORLD) - As of Saturday, there have been 190.2 million COVID-19 infections around the world and more than 4 million deaths.
16/07/2021
COVID-19: Indonesia, Russia report highest deathtoll per day
(VOVWORLD) - Indonesia on Friday recorded an additional 1,200 new deaths, breaking the previous record of 1,040 cases on July 7.
16/07/2021
COVID-19: Vietnam reports 3,336 cases on Friday
(VOVWORLD) -1,898 more COVID-19 cases, incuding 1,349 in Ho Chi Minh City, were confirmed on Friday evening, raising Friday’s caseload to 3,336, according to the Ministry of Health.
16/07/2021
Mekong Delta to quarantine F1 cases at home
(VOVWORLD) - Some Mekong Delta provinces are preparing to quarantine F1 cases - people who have had contact with a COVID-19 patient.
16/07/2021
China should provide raw data on pandemic's origins - WHO's Tedros
(VOVWORLD) -The head of the World Health Organisation said on Thursday that investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China were being hampered by the lack of raw data on the first days of spread there and urged it to be more transparent.
16/07/2021
Vietnam approves Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Thursday approved Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, as the country tries to boost supplies at a time of record numbers of new infections.
