Passengers wait to do immigration procedures at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has proposed to temporarily suspend COVID-19 test requirements for passengers entering Việt Nam by air. Director of the ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department Phan Trọng Lân …
Read More »People worry more about healthcare during the pandemic: report
Provincial Performance in Governance and Public Administration by Quartiles, 2021. Photo papi.org.vn HÀ NỘI — Indicative of a year when Việt Nam was hit hardest by the pandemic, the 2021 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) Report detected a spike in concern regarding health. The report – …
Read More »National high school graduation exam set for July 6-8: Education ministry
A candidate heads to an examination station in the northern province of Hòa Bình for the 2021 high school graduation exam. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo Trọng Đạt HÀ NỘI — This year’s high school graduation exam is set to take place on July 6, 7 and 8. Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, an expert …
Read More »People in close contact with COVID-19 patients no longer required to self-quarantine: health ministry
A positive COVID-19 test. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI — People who have been in close contact with COVID-19 cases (F1 cases) are now no longer required to self-quarantine but have to avoid going to large gatherings, according to new guidance issued by the Ministry of Health. The new guidance gives new definitions of COVID-19 …
Read More »Hà Nội past COVID-19 peak, case fatality at 0.09%
Hà Nội’s streets have returned to their usual hubbub, with nearly all socio-economic activities reopened. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — The capital has been seeing a sharp decline in COVID-19 metrics, with falling daily new infections, severe cases, and deaths, suggesting the capital city has passed its virus peak, …
Read More »Việt Nam reports 23,184 COVID-19 cases on Monday
People wait for check-in at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội after two years of flight suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has seen a consistent decrease in the number of new daily COVID-19 infections, with 23,184 detected on Monday. Monday’s new …
Read More »UNICEF Việt Nam calls for reopening of all schools
1st graders during an in-person class at Lê Hồng Phong Primary School in the Central Highlands City of Kon Tum. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Khoa Chương HÀ NỘI — UNICEF Việt Nam has called on the country to reopen schools for all age groups “without prerequisites”. They says there are …
Read More »Hà Nội works to ensure medical services for SEA Games
SEA Games event billboard on the streets of Hà Nội ahead of the competition in May. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hiếu HÀ NỘI — Fourteen hospitals and 16 medical centres will provide healthcare and COVID-19 prevention and control services during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), …
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 »Việt Nam’s daily COVID-19 cases hit record high
Kindergarten children and students from first to fourth grades take COVID precautions in the southern province of Đồng Tháp as they returned to school on Monday. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nhựt An HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported 29,413 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, a record daily high. The average number of daily …
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