All agencies are asked to continue administering booster doses for those 18 and above, and complete second doses for those aged 5 -12 in August. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has issued its latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations. All agencies are asked to continue administering …
Read More »Children aged 12-17 to receive COVID-19 booster five months from last dose: Health ministry
A student at Việt Đức High School in Hà Nội received COVID-19 vaccine in November 2021. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese health ministry has issued guidelines for the administration of the third COVID-19 vaccine dose/booster for children aged 12-17. According to the document signed …
Read More »Việt Nam sees 1,114 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths for third day in a row
A woman in the southern province of Bạc Liêu is tested for COVID-19. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — There have been 1,114 new COVID-19 infections but no deaths recorded over the past 24 hours, according to Saturday’s report from the health ministry. Hà Nội’s increase is still the …
Read More »UNICEF Việt Nam calls for reopening of all schools
1st graders during an in-person class at Lê Hồng Phong Primary School in the Central Highlands City of Kon Tum. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Khoa Chương HÀ NỘI — UNICEF Việt Nam has called on the country to reopen schools for all age groups “without prerequisites”. They says there are …
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 »Việt Nam’s daily COVID caseload hits record high again
An elderly man in Hàng Bông Commune, Hà Nội, receives a COVID-19 vaccine. The city is ramping up its vaccination drive to ensure people in high-risk groups are fully vaccinated. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — With 36,200 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, Việt Nam’s daily tally has now …
Read More »Tourism ministry seeks resumption of pre-pandemic visa waiver policy for tourists
Tourists visiting the ancient town of Hội An, Quảng Nam Province in 2019. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Đức HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has proposed the Government resumes pre-pandemic waivers of visas for tourists from 24 countries when the country restarts international tourism. The ministry …
Read More »Việt Nam sees record 23,953 COVID infections on Wednesday, total surpasses 2.4 million
Students of Bà Rịa City, the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, got tested for COVID-19 before returning to in-person learning on Wednesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Nhi HÀ NỘI — With 23,953 COVID-19 cases logged in the past 24 hours, Wednesday saw the highest number of daily …
Read More »Việt Nam surpasses 180 million COVID-19 vaccine shots administered
Health workers in the northern province of Quảng Ninh vaccinating a disabled person. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s total administered COVID-19 vaccinations surpassed 180 million doses on Friday, according to the National Portal for COVID-19 Vaccines, ten days after hitting 170 million mark. In the past …
Read More »Gov’t told ministries to review reopening Hà Nội cinemas
A closed cinema in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính asks authorities to consider the reopening of cinemas across the country. According to the dispatch released from the Government Office, a number of cinema businesses in Hà Nội has sent a …
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