A resident in the Mekong Delta’s An Giang Province gets the third dose of a COVID vaccine. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 15,727 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Việt Nam on Thursday, bringing the national tally to 2,203,208. The new figure includes 55 imported transmissions. …
Read More »Health ministry urges favourable conditions for entrants to Việt Nam ahead of Tết
Vietnamese citizens prepare to board a flight from London to Hà Nội on January 25, 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Đình Thư HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has asked the ministries of foreign affairs, national defence, public security and transport, and people’s committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to create favourable …
Read More »HCM City airport and bus stations busy as Tết approaches
HOMEWARD BOUND: Passengers crowd the security-check area in Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City’s Tân Bình District as Tết (Lunar New Year) approaches. — Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — The number of passengers passing through HCM City’s airport and bus stations has increased in recent days as the city has been a pandemic-free ‘green …
Read More »Việt Nam received 6.2 million COVID vaccine doses from UK, European partners
Vaccines donated by the UK and European countries via COVAX arrived in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of UNICEF HÀ NỘI — At the turn of the year 2021/2022, Việt Nam received 6.2 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses from the UK and European partners via the COVAX Facility. They …
Read More »Hà Nội hospital to open post-COVID-19 clinic
Đức Giang Hospital, the first State hospital to offer post COVID consultation in Hà Nội, opens their programme on Monday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Đức Giang General Hospital in Hà Nội plans to inaugurate a clinic for post-COVID-19 checkups and treatment, according to its director Nguyễn Văn Thường. …
Read More »14,362 COVID cases recorded in Việt Nam on Monday
A medical worker takes a sample of a resident for COVID-19 testing. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The capital city of Hà Nội recorded 2,801 COVID-19 infections on Monday, as Việt Nam posted a daily rise of 14,362 cases. The number of COVID-19 related fatalities reported was 165. Total transmissions since the start …
Read More »Migrant workers leave early for Tết due to hometown quarantine regulations
People complete procedures at the Sài Gòn Railway Station in HCM City before leaving for their hometown for Tết. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tiến Lực HCM CITY — It has been two years since she visited her hometown in the central province of Nghệ An but desperately wants to …
Read More »Moderna booster a half-dose of the same vaccine used in first two shots
Việt Nam’s health ministry first granted conditional approval to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in June last year.— VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — The Moderna booster jab will be a half-dose of the same vaccine used in the first two full shots as recommended by the …
Read More »Two years since the first case, Việt Nam’s caseload exceeds 2.1 million
A medical worker taking a COVID-19 test sample from a resident in the southern province of Vĩnh Long. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Lê Thúy Hằng HÀ NỘI – In the two years since Việt Nam’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient the country has recorded more than 2.1 million infections, as the Ministry of Health announced another 14,978 …
Read More »Immigration Department issues relaxed entry protocols for foreign nationals, overseas Vietnamese
Passengers from Japan arrives at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội on January 1, 2022. Việt Nam has reopened regular international flights on a pilot basis starting this year. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Immigration Department of Việt Nam has announced new policies on easing entry …
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