A medic at mobile medical station No1 takes samples for COVID testing from a resident in Hà Nội’s Tân Triều Commune. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hiệp HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s daily COVID caseload has reached six figures for the first time, with 110,301 infections on Wednesday. The figure brings the total number of …
Read More »Foreign tourists can travel freely in Việt Nam with negative COVID-19 tests
Foreign tourists visit the Temple of Literature in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — With negative COVID-19 tests, fully vaccinated foreign tourists may freely travel in Việt Nam after only one day of isolation following entry, according to the Ministry of Health’s proposed regulations. …
Read More »Germany removes Việt Nam from list of COVID-19 high-risk areas
Health workers carry out COVID-19 testing in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hiếu BERLIN — Germany’s Robert Koch-Institute (RKI) on March 1 decided to remove 60 countries and territories across the world, including Việt Nam, from the list of the countries that are highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Passengers entering Germany from …
Read More »Documentary debuts on extraordinary life of Dr Alexandre Yersin
A promotion of ‘The Remarkable Life of Dr Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943)’. — Photo courtesy of the ILRI HÀ NỘI — A special documentary on the outstanding life of Dr Alexandre Yersin and his career in Việt Nam has debuted in Hà Nội. The Remarkable Life of Dr Alexandre Yersin …
Read More »Việt Nam reports record 98,762 new COVID infections on Tuesday
A member of the community-based COVID-19 prevention and control team attaches a notice at a coronavirus patients’ house in Khai Quang Ward, Vĩnh Yên City, in northern Vĩnh Phúc Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hùng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported a record high of 98,762 COVID-19 infections on Tuesday. …
Read More »Expiry dates extended on Cuba’s Abdala vaccine
Abdala is used for people aged 19-65, with three doses and an interval of 14 days. — Photo AFP/VNA HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has announced the extension of an additional three months to the shelf-life of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine against COVID-19. On October 8, 2021, the Ministry …
Read More »Vietnamese-French doctor doesn’t let distance stop him in the fight against COVID
Vietnamese-French doctor Đinh Xuân Anh Tuấn is now working at Department of Physiology – Practical Examination at Cochin hospital in Paris. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI – Each person has their own way of expressing their love for their homeland. For Vietnamese-French doctor Đinh Xuân Anh Tuấn, he …
Read More »COVID heroes are just a phone call away
Staff work at the emergency coordination room of Hà Nội 115 Emergency Centre. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Lê Phú HÀ NỘI – There is rarely a quiet moment at Hà Nội Medical Emergency Centre 115 when the telephones don’t ring off the hook. All hours day and night, the hotline …
Read More »Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh proposes solutions to realise universal COVID-19 vaccination
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh made important proposals for the international community to achieve the goal of universal COVID-19 vaccination. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh made important proposals for the international community to achieve the goal of universal COVID-19 vaccination …
Read More »81% willing to have children aged 5-11 vaccinated against COVID-19: poll
A health worker in Vĩnh Phúc Province prepares a COVID-19 vaccine shot. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hùng HÀ NỘI — More than three quarters of adults said agree with vaccinating children aged between five and 11-years-old against COVID, according to a nationwide survey. Up to 81 per cent …
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