A woman buys COVID-19 treatment drugs at a pharmacy. — Photo VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Regarding the recent Health Ministry suggestion that asymptomatic COVID-19 cases (F0) and close contacts (F1) can still go to work during their quarantine period, a trade union official has called for support mechanisms to …
Read More »Healthcare support set for central Việt Nam
Cecile Rauline, President and General Director of ExxonMobil Việt Nam (left), talks with children in Nam Trà My District in Quảng Nam Province in a relief support event. ExxonMobil has pledged a total of US$60,000 to advance its long-term healthcare programmes in Quảng Nam in 2020-21. Photo courtesy of ExxonMobil …
Read More »Việt Nam logs record 169,114 coronavirus infections on Friday
A medical worker takes a sample of a resident in southern Bến Tre Province for COVID-19 testing. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Chương Đài HÀ NỘI — A record 169,114 new daily COVID-19 infections were confirmed in the country on Friday. A further 71 COVID-related deaths were also announced. The country’s COVID …
Read More »169,114 new COVID-19 cases, 71 more deaths reported on Friday
The 169,114 new COVID-19 cases include 24 imported cases and 169,090 local infections detected in Hà Nội (31,899), Nghệ An (11,057), Phú Thọ (6,352), Bắc Ninh (6,346), Bình Dương (5,574), Sơn La (4,728), Hưng Yên (4,324), Lạng Sơn (4,291), Hòa Bình (4,281), Hải Dương (4,035), Cà Mau (3,859), Tuyên Quang …
Read More »HCM City receives 2 more trains for metro line No 1
The 12th and 13th of HCM City’s 17 metro trains have arrived at Khánh Hội Port. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tiến Lực HCM CITY — Two more trains meant for HCM City’s metro line No 1 arrived at Khánh Hội Port on March 11, according to the HCM City …
Read More »Omicron variant dominant in Hà Nội: officials
The ‘stealth’ Omicron sublineage is currently the dominant COVID strain in Hà Nội. Photo laodong.com.vn HÀ NỘI -The Department of Health of Hà Nội has announced that Omicron is now the dominant COVID variant in the capital. Speaking at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and …
Read More »Asian labour markets re-open to Vietnamese workers
Illustrative photo. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Taiwan (China), Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have re-opened their labour markets to Vietnamese workers and apprentices, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. The Japanese Government has officially announced the easing of entry restrictions, permitting foreign labourers, international students and …
Read More »Youth group charged up for greener future
Members of GOMers hold up a poster for their plan. — Photo phunuvietnam.vn QUẢNG NINH — GOMers, a youth volunteer group, are collecting used batteries to help protect the environment of northern Quảng Ninh Province. Founded in July 2021, the group’s mission is to control waste damage to the environment from used …
Read More »HCM City to issue certificate for recovered COVID patients online
People wait in line to be tested for COVID or receive a certificate for having recovered at a medical station in HCM City’s Gò Vấp District. The city’s Department of Health plans to launch an online feature where recovered patients can receive the certificate via email. – Photo tuoitre.vn …
Read More »AstraZeneca’s COVID antibody drugs will soon be available in Việt Nam
AstraZeneca’s Evusheld vials. — Photo courtesy of the company HÀ NỘI — A private hospital system in Việt Nam said on Thursday they are set to soon use AstraZeneca’s Evusheld, a long-acting antibody combination (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab), for the prevention of COVID-19 for the most at-risk groups of …
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