The Children’s Day, a colour painting by Nguyễn Thị Thanh Vân, from the Hope Village in Đà Nẵng. ĐÀ NẴNG — A collection of 50 paintings by children with disabilities, orphans and underprivileged is on display at the city’s Fine Arts Museum to mark Children’s Day (June 1). Deputy …
Read More »Woman detained for fatal abuse of one-year-old girl in HCM City
Hứa Thị Trang’s house, where the one-year-old girl is believed to have died. — Photo from HCM City’s Police HCM CITY — A 21-year-old woman was detained in HCM City on Tuesday for a criminal investigation into the fatal abuse of a one-year-old girl. Hứa Thị Trang was charged with …
Read More »Family of four found dead in Hà Nội in apparent murder-suicide
The Park 1 apartment tower in Times City urban area in Hà Nội’s Hoàng Mai District, where a family of four was found dead on Thursday evening. — Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — Four members of the same family were found dead in an apartment complex in Hà Nội’s Hoàng Mai …
Read More »Việt Nam hopes countries simplify entry rules for visitors
A passenger at Đà Nẵng International Airport gets his documents checked before departing Việt Nam. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Trần Lê Lâm HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam hopes other countries and territories will simplify entry rules for Vietnamese travellers to boost economic recovery and people’s movement, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman …
Read More »Vaccination of children carried out safely
A sixth-grade pupil in northern Bắc Ninh Province has her health checked before being vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The vaccination of children aged between five and 11 years old have been carried out safely at many localities over the past few days and no …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccines not harmful to children’s genetics, future fertility: Experts
Health experts have said that children aged between 5-11 should get vaccinated against COVID-19. — Photo vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI — COVID-19 vaccines cause no negative impact on children’s genetics or future fertility, so children should be vaccinated to reduce their risk of severe disease and hospitalisation, according to experts. In reply to …
Read More »Regular tests not needed for newborns with COVID
A medical workers examines a baby infected with COVID-19 at hospital. — Photo laichau.gov.vn HÀ NỘI — According to new guidance from the Ministry of Health, it is not necessary to regularly test newborns who are infected with COVID-19, even if their caregivers have the virus. Infants with COVID can …
Read More »HCM City provides succour to COVID orphans
Authorities in HCM City visit children who lost parents to COVID in District 4. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — HCM City has implemented various programmes to care for disadvantaged children and those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. Organisations and individuals …
Read More »Vaccination critical in reducing severe COVID-19 diseases
Medical workers give COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to migrant workers in Tân Uyên Town in southern Bình Dương Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Chí Tưởng HÀ NỘI — Vaccination against COVID-19 is a critical and decisive factor in reducing severe diseases and hospitalisation in Việt Nam, especially as the country reopens borders to international travel, the Ministry …
Read More »Việt Nam takes steps preparing for the post-COVID-19 syndrome
Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of Health Lương Ngọc Khuê. Photo: moh.gov.vn Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of Health Lương Ngọc Khuê spoke to Sức khỏe & Đời sống (Health & Life) newspaper about post-COVID-19 …
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