Tag Archives: COVID-19 pandemic

  Screen grab of COVID-19 rapid tests offered by a local pharmacy. — VnExpress News Photo   HÀ NỘI — The price of COVID-19 test kits have been increasing due to a drastic increase of daily infected cases in Hà Nội. A survey of several pharmacies in Hà Nội’s by Vietnam …

  A woman receives a COVID-19 booster shot in Hàng Bông Ward, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine certificates are still not available two months after the Ministry of Health officially introduced the template forms and issuance procedures due …

  Molravir 400mg produced by Boston Việt Nam Pharma. — Photo from the manufacturer   HÀ NỘI — The health ministry is set to meet this week with three Vietnamese producers of molnupiravir pills on the supplies, usage, quality and pricing of the antiviral drugs used to treat COVID-19. Earlier on February 17, …

  Second graders at a primary school in the northern province of Lạng Sơn during a class. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Anh Tuấn HÀ NỘI — The advantages of children attending in-person classes outweigh the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Dr Kidong Park, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative …

  A rescue flight bringing back more than 200 Vietnamese workers stranded in Equatorial Guinea in July 2020. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has asked the Ministry of Transport to provide a list of “rescue” flights to repatriate …

  Karaoke parlour owners need to strictly follow local guidelines on hygiene measures to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19. Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent a document to local authorities about the reopening of karaoke and disco venues, which have been shut for long …

  Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — Photo from the Việt Nam & World Report HÀ NỘI — The repatriation of Vietnamese people who are in extremely difficult circumstances abroad and wish to go home amid the COVID-19 pandemic is a sound and humane policy of the …

  Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (right) and Executive Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans held talks on Friday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính hosted a reception for visiting Executive Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Frans …

  A child being tested for Covid-19 at Hiệp Tân Primary school in HCM City’s Tân Phú District. — Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — Educational institutions in HCM City have been told to enhance safety measures in response to an increasing number of COVID-19 cases among students after one million returned to kindergartens and schools …

  South Korean tourists during their Phú Quốc tour under Việt Nam’s vaccine passport programme in late November 2021. — Photo from the Việt Nam National Administration for Tourism HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has released guidelines to implement the second phase of the pilot …