6th-grade students in masks at Đống Đa Secondary High School on Wednesday, the first day of returning to school after months of online learning. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — The capital of Hà Nội has reason to be confident in its decision to send young …
Read More »Việt Nam reaches mutual recognition of COVID vaccine passports with 19 countries: Foreign ministry
Digital COVID-19 vaccine passport in Việt Nam. — VNA Infographic HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has attained mutual COVID-19 vaccine passports with 19 countries as of April 4, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy spokesperson for the ministry Phạm Thu Hằng said during a press briefing on …
Read More »Health ministry issues enhanced safety guidelines for COVID frontline health workers
Health workers take care of a COVID-19 patient at a COVID-19 field hospital in Tân Bình District, HCM City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Health workers who work at least 10 consecutive hours per day must be given seven to eight hours for sleeping, according to new Ministry …
Read More »Karaoke, bars, massage venues in Hà Nội to reopen
Foreigners drinking beer in the ‘backpacker’ street Tạ Hiện, downtown Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Đức HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội authorities will allow the reopening of karaokes, bars, massage venues and gaming centres from April 8, according to the latest COVID-19 adaptation plan released by the city …
Read More »Việt Nam to issue vaccine passports from April 15
An example of Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccine passport is introduced at the meeting held between the Ministry of Health and 63 localities on Monday. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will begin issuing vaccine passports from April 15, the Health Ministry announced on Monday. Việt Nam has so …
Read More »South Korea removes tightened COVID-19 control measures on arrivals from Việt Nam
Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea has started to return to normal after South Korea lifted COVID-19 curbs. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Anh Nguyên SEOUL — The Republic of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has officially removed Việt Nam from the list of countries subjected to tightened …
Read More »VN, Thailand should work together in post-pandemic recovery: PM
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (right) receives Thai Ambassador to Việt Nam Nikorndej Balankura in Hà Nội on Thursday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính hosted a reception for the Thai Ambassador to Việt Nam Nikorndej Balankura in Hà Nội on Thursday. At …
Read More »Regular tests not needed for newborns with COVID
A medical workers examines a baby infected with COVID-19 at hospital. — Photo laichau.gov.vn HÀ NỘI — According to new guidance from the Ministry of Health, it is not necessary to regularly test newborns who are infected with COVID-19, even if their caregivers have the virus. Infants with COVID can …
Read More »Local police investigating cause of death of mother and young son in COVID facility
Chí Linh City Medical centre in the northern province of Hải Dương. — Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — The medical centre of Chí Linh City, Hải Dương Province, is working with local police to investigate the deaths of a 43-year-old woman and her two-year-old son. On Wednesday night, a medical centre employee found the woman …
Read More »Việt Nam approves Moderna COVID vaccines for children from 6 to 12 years old
Vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. — AFP Photo HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese health authorities announced they have expanded the emergency use authorisation for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) to include children from 6 to 12 years old. The dosage will be 0.25ml, or half of the dosage for adults, according to …
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