Tag Archives: COVID-19 pandemic

Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Chu Ngọc Anh gives instructions at the meeting. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Schools in Hà Nội will rehearse welcoming back seventh graders and above before the Tết holiday. The rehearsal follows a request from the chairman of the municipal people’s …

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has asked cities and provinces nationwide to cancel firework displays for Tết (Lunar New Year), which falls on January 31, as concerns rise over a spike in COVID-19 cases. In an official dispatch sent to the Government on COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control …

Grade 9 students in the southern province of Đồng Tháp have their temperature checked and hands disinfected as they return to school on Monday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nhựt An HÀ NỘI – A further 16,378 new COVID-19 infections, along with 179 deaths, were registered nationwide on Monday. Among the new cases, 53 …

  Authorities of Mekong Delta Bến Tre Province present Tết gifts to local disadvantaged children on Monday. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVA) offered support to nearly 15,500 youngsters affected by COVID-19 last year at a total cost of over VNĐ20.8 billion  (US$904,000). …

  Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn.— Photo courtesy of the ministry Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn spoke to the media about Việt Nam’s successes and imprints at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which affirmed the sound Party and State’s policy of upholding multilateral diplomacy. Can …

  Chairman of the People’s Committee of central Bình Định Province Nguyễn Phi Long presents Tết gifts to a resident in Nhơn Châu Island on Saturday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has devised specific solutions to ensure a warm Tết (Lunar New Year) …

Hà Nội exceeds 3,000 daily COVID cases for first time, more than 16,000 infections nationwide COVID patients must get timely access to treatment: Hà Nội leader MoH urges localities and hospitals to develop response plans against Omicron during Tết 16,278 new coronavirus infections confirmed nationwide, Hà Nội registers record 2,723 cases Hà Nội reports …

Planes at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has decided to increase the frequency of international flights to Japan, Korea, Taipei (China) and Singapore. In its announcement about regular international flights sent …

  A drug store in Hà Nội. The Drug Administration of Việt Nam has requested health departments to ensure medicine supply during Tết. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The Drug Administration of Việt Nam has asked for measures to prevent shortages of medicines during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday …

  Samples collected for COVID-19 testing. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — HCM City’s health department on Sunday announced a total of 18 new Omicron cases, all imported cases that were quarantined on arrival. This included a fully vaccinated 82-year-old woman returning from the US, who, given her advanced age …