A COVID-19 vaccine shot is being prepared for administration. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Văn Dũng HÀ NỘI — The health ministry said it is collecting feedback from ministries to develop the medical response to COVID-19 scenarios in the 2022-23 period. There are two scenarios for COVID-19 in the …
Read More »HCM City allows COVID close contacts to return to work, attend school
HCM City has allowed close contacts of COVID-19 cases who are fully vaccinated or have recovered within the last three months to attend classes in schools or go to work in their workplaces. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee has decided to allow close contacts (F1) …
Read More »12 HCM City wards, communes face medium COVID risk
A high school student in HCM City gets vaccinated against COVID-19. VNA/VnExpress News Photo by Thu Hương HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health yesterday said 12 out of 312 wards and communes were designated as medium-risk COVID-19 zones last week (March 14-20), while the rest were low-risk. The …
Read More »Omicron ‘stealth’ subvariant BA.2 spreads in Hà Nội, HCM City,
Daily waste collected from households with COVID-19 cases in Hoàn Kiếm District in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, or the stealth variant, is accounting for many coronavirus infections in HCM City and Hà Nội, the department of health have …
Read More »Vietnamese health ministry, UNICEF, WHO launch campaign on COVID prevention
A student receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Hà Nội. — Photo qdnd.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health (MoH), UNICEF and WHO have launched the ‘Safe Journeys’ campaign, aiming at redoubling and reinforcing the importance of complying with COVID-19 preventive practices, including vaccination. The campaign calls on all people across the …
Read More »HCM City to respond to spread of now-dominant Omicron variant
A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 testing in HCM City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City health sector has been told to be well prepared to respond to the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 being the dominant strain in the city. Nguyễn Văn Nên, secretary …
Read More »The bamboo border in Quảng Ninh Province
Soldiers from Po Hen Border Guard Station in Quảng Ninh Province patrolling the bamboo forest along the Ka Long border riverbank.— Photo bienphong.com.vn QUẢNG NINH Border guards in the northeastern province of Quảng Ninh have been growing bamboo along the Ka Long river, which runs roughly along the border …
Read More »Travelling during Tết, a new trend
A corner of Vinpearl Nha Trang. VnExpress News Photo Trương Vị By Thanh Nga Nowadays, many Vietnamese people decide to travel over Tết (Lunar New Year holiday). It’s an opportunity to relieve the stresses of the old year, start the new one full of joy, and also an opportunity …
Read More »HCM City calls for locals and authorities to be wary of COVID-19 risks after Tết holiday
HCM City locals wear masks outside while shopping for Tết items on late January. The city is prepared for a possible spike of new COVID-19 cases after the holiday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Xuân Đăng HCM CITY — HCM City is prepared for a possible spike in COVID-19 caseload after Tết, …
Read More »HCM City contains Omicron spread in community
A sign placed in front of a house where a COVID patient is quarantined at home in HCM City’s District 3. VnExpress News Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — HCM City has basically contained the local spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking at a press …
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