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  An old man in Hà Nội is vaccinated against COVID-19 at home. Vaccination coverage is one of the criteria for the assessment of pandemic risk levels. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has asked the Ministry of Health to promptly review and amend guidelines …

  Dương Tiến Anh poses at his doctoral thesis defence ceremony in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Hanoi University of Pharmacy on November 3, 2021. Photo courtesy of Dương Tiến Anh.  HÀ NỘI — On November 3, Dương Tiến Anh marked another important milestone in his life when he successfully defended his doctoral thesis …

  Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long received Takeshi Kasai, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific on Monday. — Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — Takeshi Kasai, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, on Monday congratulated Việt Nam and highly appreciated its efforts in …

  A mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit of Cửa Đông Ward, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hà Nội, gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to an elderly woman at home. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai said on Tuesday he was impressed with Việt …

Dr. Bạch Quốc Khánh, director of the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusions, speaks at a press conference on January 10 in Hà Nội. — Photo Tiền Phong Newspaper HÀ NỘI — Organisers expect to collect 45,000 – 50,000 blood units in the Chủ Nhật Đỏ 2022 (Red Sunday), a blood donation …

  The first regular reopened international flight from Cambodia to Việt Nam lands safely at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport on January 1, 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Seven countries and territories, including the United States, Japan, Singapore, Cambodia, South Korea and China’s Taiwan, have agreed to resume …

Winnie Wong, Mastercard Country Manager for Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos. Recently, more than 5,000 children and families in HCM City, who have been hit hard by the pandemic, received food and essential packages from the joint initiative “Delivery for Good” launched by Mastercard in partnership with Grab and UNICEF. Winnie …

  Việt Nam reports 16,035 new cases on Tuesday, including 16 imported cases and 16,019 local cases. The local cases are in Hà Nội (2,884), Khánh Hòa (782), Cà Mau (762), Bình Định (671), Bình Phước (667), TP. Hồ Chí Minh (558), Đà Nẵng (543), Hải Phòng (514), Bến Tre (498), …

  A member of the Youth Union of Cái Khế Ward, Ninh Kiều District in Cần Thơ Province presents a bag of rice to a woman affected by COVID-19 on Tuesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The city of Hà Nội continues to be the locality with the most coronavirus …

Việt Nam’s health authorities on Sunday reported the country’s highest daily spike of 5,926 COVID-19 cases, putting the total number of infections at 53,830. Of these, 39 are imported cases and have been put in quarantine after entering the country. HCM City recorded 4,692 cases. Other cases were detected in …