COVID-19

01/12/2021

Vietnamese to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots from December

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that it will administer booster shots from this month on the basis of vaccine supply progress.

01/12/2021

Countries tighten measures amid Omicron caution

(VOVWORLD) - The world recorded more than 263 million cases of COVID-19, with 5.2 million fatalities as of Wednesday morning, according to worldometers.info.

01/12/2021

Businesses resume operation, industrial production picks up

(VOVWORLD) - The number of businesses resuming operation in November was higher than in October and so was the number of newly-registered businesses, total capital, and the labor force, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

01/12/2021

WHO chief calls for rational Omicron measures

(VOVWORLD) - The head of the UN health agency has criticized “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by countries in the past few days to stop the spread of the Omicron variant.

01/12/2021

PM urges for prompt plan to deal with new COVID variant Omicron

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Health to closely monitor the pandemic situation caused by the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and prepare vaccines, therapeutic drugs and measures to prevent and control the pandemic on the basis of World Health Organization’s recommendations, the Government Office said in a document on Tuesday.

30/11/2021

Omicron COVID-19 variant poses risks to global growth, say Fitch Ratings and Moody's

(VOVWORLD) - The Omicron COVID-19 variant could hurt global growth prospects while also pushing prices higher, rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service said on Monday, after the World Health Organization said the variant carried a very high risk of infection surges.