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  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 …

  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 …

  COVID-19 field hospital No.1 is the only hospital in HCM City that receives Omicron or suspected cases. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — HCM City’s health authorities on Friday announced five community Omicron cases found during random screening. The five were confirmed by the HCM City Oxford University Clinical Research …

  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, …

  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 …

Medical workers conduct COVID-19 testing for passengers arriving at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Đan Phương HCM CITY — The HCM City health department has reported two additional COVID-19 cases related to the first cluster of Omicron in the community detected in Việt Nam. They have …

  COVID-19 testing at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, HCM City. — Photo from HCM City Centre for Disease Control HCM CITY — The HCM City health department on Wednesday announced three Omicron cases in the community, the first cluster of the highly contagious variant to be discovered in Việt Nam. …

  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 …

  Genomic sequencing at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. — Photo courtesy of the hospital HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has recorded a further imported Omicron case, an 82-year-old woman being treated at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. The woman arrived at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport on …

Medical workers test passengers arriving at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport for COVID-19. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo Đan Phương HCM CITY — All 12 COVID-19 patients in HCM City infected by the Omicron variant have been discharged from the field hospital No 12. Nguyễn Thị Huỳnh Mai, chief of office of the city …