04/06/2021
Vietnam approves China’s Sinopharm COVID vaccine for emergency use
(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam has approved the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinopharm, the Ministry of Health announced Friday.
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04/06/2021
Biden outlines plan to quickly share 25 mln COVID-19 vaccines with world
(VOVWORLD) -The White House laid out a plan for the United States to share 25 million surplus COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world, with the first shots shipping as soon as Thursday, and said it would ease other countries’ access to US-made supplies for vaccine production.
04/06/2021
80 more domestic cases of COVID-19 reported Friday noon
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 80 more local COVID-19 cases Friday noon, bringing the total count since the morning to 132.
04/06/2021
UNESCO-WHO Messages against COVID-19
(VOVWORLD) - UNESCO and WHO have joined forces to provide reliable health information and deconstruct myth on COVID-19 and related vaccines. WHO experts developed the short audio messages.
04/06/2021
Vietnam's latest COVID wave tally surpasses 5,000 cases as 52 new infections added Friday morning
(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed 52 new local COVID-19 cases Friday morning, bringing the number of infections in the ongoing wave to more than 5,000.
03/06/2021
03/06/2021
Vietnam to have more than 120 million coronavirus vaccine doses in 2021
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will have more than 120 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021. The Ministry of Health has said that besides AstraZeneca vaccine, Vietnam has negotiated to procure 5 million Moderna doses, 31 million Pfizer doses, and 20 million Sputnik V doses.
03/06/2021
Text-to-donate campaign seeks support for COVID-19 fight
(VOVWORLD) - A text message campaign for making donations to the fight against COVID-19 and the “vaccines for workers” programme were launched in Hanoi on Thursday as Vietnam exerts every effort to contain the epidemic.
03/06/2021
PM calls for continued vigilance against COVID-19 pandemic
(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasised the need to continue implementing COVID-19 prevention and control measures at the highest level.
03/06/2021
Additional 96 domestic cases of COVID-19 recorded
(VOVWORLD) - An additional 102 COVID-19 cases, including 96 domestically-transmitted infections, were reported in Vietnam over the past six hours to 12pm on Thursday, raising the total number of patients to 7,972, said the Ministry of Health.
