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  A drug store in Hà Nội. The Drug Administration of Việt Nam has requested health departments to ensure medicine supply during Tết. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The Drug Administration of Việt Nam has asked for measures to prevent shortages of medicines during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday …

  Samples collected for COVID-19 testing. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — HCM City’s health department on Sunday announced a total of 18 new Omicron cases, all imported cases that were quarantined on arrival. This included a fully vaccinated 82-year-old woman returning from the US, who, given her advanced age …

  Củ Chi COVID-19 field hospital. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — HCM City will temporarily shut four COVID-19 field hospitals from January 19 since the pandemic situation is improving. The Department of Health made the decision to close them until further notice and “give medical staff time to …

  Police officer tells a food seller in Nguyễn Du Ward, Hai Bà Trưng District about COVID-19 prevention and control measures directed by the district People’s Committee. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo    HÀ NỘI — As of Saturday, 23 districts and towns in Hà Nội have been classed as yellow COVID …

  Genomic sequencing at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. — Photo courtesy of the hospital HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has recorded a further imported Omicron case, an 82-year-old woman being treated at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. The woman arrived at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport on …

  Việt Nam reports 16,378 new cases on Saturday, including 73 imported and 16,305 local cases. The local cases are in Hà Nội (2,810), Đà Nẵng (874), Hải Phòng (814), Khánh Hòa (654), Bình Phước (651), Trà Vinh (646), Bình Định (581), Bến Tre (567), Tây Ninh (468), Cà Mau (438), …

  Trung Văn Nam, an air-conditioning fitter from central Thanh Hóa Province, has been awarded the Prime Minister’s certificate of merit for his act of bravery on January 14. — Photos baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Trung Văn Nam, an air-conditioning fitter from central Thanh Hóa Province, has been given multiple awards for his …

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Huy Dũng at the event. — Photo courtesy of Việt Nam Women’s Academy HÀ NỘI — Digital transformation is not just about technology, but also awareness and habit, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Huy Dũng at a seminar conducted by Việt Nam Women’s Academy …

  A citizen in Mekong Delta Hậu Giang Province donates blood during a campaign launched by local authorities on January 12. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The entire nation is striving to mobilise 1.5 per cent of the population to donate 1.5 million blood units this year, according to a conference held by the …

A medical worker gives a COVID-19 injection to an elderly person at home in Cửa Đông Ward, Hoàn Kiếm District in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Remote medical guides for COVID-19 patients treating at home help people feel more secure, learn how to take medicine …