21/11/2021
COVID-19 in Vietnam: 9,889 new cases and 5,163 recoveries reported Sunday
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 9,889 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health.
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21/11/2021
Countries tighten COVID-19 vaccination requirements
(VOVWORLD) - Austria has become the first Western democracy to resort to mandatory vaccination in response to a record-breaking surge in infections that has flooded its hospitals with critical COVID-19 patients.
20/11/2021
COVID-19 pandemic claims 5.1 million lives
(VOVWORLD) - 257 million of COVD-19 cases had been confirmed worldwide as of Saturday noon, 5.1 million of them had died, according to worldometers.info.
20/11/2021
Vietnam holds a memorial event for COVID-19 victims
(VOVWORLD) - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, Do Van Chien, has called for strengthened solidarity and heightened awareness in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while addressing a memorial ceremony held for COVID-19 dead victims on Friday night.
20/11/2021
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh calls for consistency in pandemic control nationwide
(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a national teleconference to review COVID-19 pandemic control effort and discuss social economic development.
20/11/2021
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City establishes Center for Infectious Diseases Study
(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City has established the Center for Infectious Diseases Research under the International University (one of its affiliates).
19/11/2021
Vietnam records 9,625 new COVID-19 cases, 2,000 recoveries
(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said that from 4 p.m. on Thursday to 4 p.m. on Friday, 9,625 new infections were recorded in Vietnam. 8 cases were imported and 9,617 cases were recorded domestically in 57 provinces and cities, down 592 cases compared to the previous day.
19/11/2021
Vietnam mourns deceased victims of COVID-19
(VOVWORLD) - Ceremonies were held on Friday across Vietnam to remember those who lost their lives to COVID-19. The event in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City began at 8 pm and was broadcast live on VTV1. It was hosted by the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Ho Chi Minh City’s People Committee.
19/11/2021
US to buy 10 milion courses of Pfizer's COVID-19 pill for 5.3 billion USD
(VOVWORLD) - Pfizer said on Thursday the US government would pay nearly 5.3 billion USD for 10 million courses of its experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug, as the country rushes to secure promising oral treatments for the disease.
19/11/2021
Misuse of antibiotics in pandemic building resistant bacteria, health agency warns
(VOVWORLD) - Overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs during the coronavirus pandemic is helping bacteria develop resistance that will render these important medicines ineffective over time, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned this week.
