A COVID-19 vaccine shot is being prepared for administration. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Văn Dũng HÀ NỘI — The health ministry said it is collecting feedback from ministries to develop the medical response to COVID-19 scenarios in the 2022-23 period. There are two scenarios for COVID-19 in the …
Read More »HCM City allows COVID close contacts to return to work, attend school
HCM City has allowed close contacts of COVID-19 cases who are fully vaccinated or have recovered within the last three months to attend classes in schools or go to work in their workplaces. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee has decided to allow close contacts (F1) …
Read More »12 HCM City wards, communes face medium COVID risk
A high school student in HCM City gets vaccinated against COVID-19. VNA/VnExpress News Photo by Thu Hương HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health yesterday said 12 out of 312 wards and communes were designated as medium-risk COVID-19 zones last week (March 14-20), while the rest were low-risk. The …
Read More »Omicron ‘stealth’ subvariant BA.2 spreads in Hà Nội, HCM City,
Daily waste collected from households with COVID-19 cases in Hoàn Kiếm District in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, or the stealth variant, is accounting for many coronavirus infections in HCM City and Hà Nội, the department of health have …
Read More »Vietnamese health ministry, UNICEF, WHO launch campaign on COVID prevention
A student receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Hà Nội. — Photo qdnd.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health (MoH), UNICEF and WHO have launched the ‘Safe Journeys’ campaign, aiming at redoubling and reinforcing the importance of complying with COVID-19 preventive practices, including vaccination. The campaign calls on all people across the …
Read More »HCM City to respond to spread of now-dominant Omicron variant
A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 testing in HCM City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City health sector has been told to be well prepared to respond to the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 being the dominant strain in the city. Nguyễn Văn Nên, secretary …
Read More »Hà Nội and HCM City university students back to in-person classes from Monday
Students at the National Economics University on Monday attend an in-person class, after months of online learning. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — Universities and vocational schools in Hà Nội and HCM City reopened for in-person learning on Monday, after more than nine months of online learning due …
Read More »HCM City calls for locals and authorities to be wary of COVID-19 risks after Tết holiday
HCM City locals wear masks outside while shopping for Tết items on late January. The city is prepared for a possible spike of new COVID-19 cases after the holiday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Xuân Đăng HCM CITY — HCM City is prepared for a possible spike in COVID-19 caseload after Tết, …
Read More »HCM City contains Omicron spread in community
A sign placed in front of a house where a COVID patient is quarantined at home in HCM City’s District 3. VnExpress News Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — HCM City has basically contained the local spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking at a press …
Read More »HCM City takes the lead in COVID-19 fight: PM
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visiting the Thị Nghè Protection Center for Disabled Orphans in HCM City on Monday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — HCM City has made important contributions to COVID-19 prevention and control through changes in mindset, approach and decisive pilot steps that have made the city safe again, Prime Minister …
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