COVID-19 positive children in a field hospital in the northern city of Bắc Giang in early 2022 during a coronavirus outbreak sweeping through several primary schools and kindergartens. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — About 490,000 children in Việt Nam were confirmed to have contracted coronavirus since the …
Read More »19.2% of children in Việt Nam contracted COVID-19 since pandemic began
COVID-19 positive children in a field hospital in the northern city of Bắc Giang in early 2022 during a coronavirus outbreak sweeping through several primary schools and kindergartens. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — About 490,000 children in Việt Nam were confirmed to have contracted coronavirus since the …
Read More »Localities asked to speed up vaccinations for children
A student in Hà Nội receiving COVID-19 vaccine. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hiếu HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has sent an official request to a number of health departments nationwide calling on them to speed up the vaccination drive for children aged 12 to 17. The request has …
Read More »MoH required to issue guidance on COVID-19 treatment protocols for children
Students from Phạm Tu Primary School in Hà Nội’s Thanh Trì District in class after returning to school on Thursday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Phạm Mai HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to urgently complete and issue guidelines on …
Read More »Việt Nam to ensure all-round child development
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính speaks at the ceremony held on Thursday to announce the national school health programme. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — A national programme has been launched to provide better care for nearly 23 million Vietnamese children and students. Addressing the launch ceremony of the 2021-25 …
Read More »Việt Nam surpasses 180 million COVID-19 vaccine shots administered
Health workers in the northern province of Quảng Ninh vaccinating a disabled person. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s total administered COVID-19 vaccinations surpassed 180 million doses on Friday, according to the National Portal for COVID-19 Vaccines, ten days after hitting 170 million mark. In the past …
Read More »Education minister stresses need for schools to reopen
Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn has underlined the importance of reopening schools, stressing that sufficient conditions are in place to get children back to class. Safely adapting to the pandemic and …
Read More »Father to face prosecution for fatally abusing six-year-old daughter
The injuries of the victim. — Photo provided by the hospital HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội Police will start legal proceedings against Lê Thành Công relating to his six-year-old daughter’s death. According to an investigation, around noon on September 16, Công was tutoring his daughter at home and felt frustrated for her inadequate attention …
Read More »WHO highly appreciates Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccine access and progress
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 …
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