VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health and relevant agencies are developing scenarios in which a new outbreak of the novel coronavirus is likely to occur in the coming weeks, says Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - As many as 198,972 people across Vietnam have been vaccinated against the coronavirus since the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched in March.

A transport aircraft C17 of the Royal Australian Air Force on April 24 safely landed at Hanoi-based Noi Bai international airport, carrying 32 out of the 63 staff members of Level-2 Field Hospital No.2 who had finished their tenure in South Sudan.

The US’s newswire vox.com on April 23 published an article highlighting Vietnam’s effective measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, affirming that early and drastic actions such as border shutdown have helped Vietnam keep virus variants at bay while growing its economy.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese citizen returning from Japan has been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past 12 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on April 24 afternoon.

VOV.VN - To mark the 46th anniversary of the liberation of Southern Vietnam and Reunification Day on April 30 and May Day on May 1, Ho Chi Minh City will see fireworks let off in five locations throughout the southern metropolis.

The Vietnamese Party, State, and people have presented US$300,000 to Cambodia to support Cambodia in its fight against COVID-19.

A seminar seeking measures to prevent the sexual abuse of children and provide relevant legal information took place in Hanoi on April 23.

The current heat wave which is hitting northern and central regions is forecast to intensify before a cold spell hits the regions, the National Hydrometeorological Forecasting Centre reported on April 24.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an urgent telegram, asking localities and people to strictly abide by COVID-19 rules, including wearing face masks in public places, amid rising coronavirus threats from neighbouring countries.

VOV.VN - Local authorities of Vinh Phuc province, close to Hanoi capital, have developed a plan to evacuate approximately 1,700 people of a residential area after an unexploded wartime bomb was found.

VOV.VN - An Indian citizen coming to Vietnam on business has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said the Ministry of Health in its 06.00hrs update on April 24.

VOV.VN - Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Vietnam Saud F. M. Al-Suwelim, on behalf of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, on April 23 presented the token of US$150,000 in humanitarian aid to help Vietnam’s central provinces affected by recent storms and floods.

Vietnam’s job market showed strong signs of recovery in the first quarter of 2021, opening up various opportunities for workers, especially highly-skilled workers.

A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23 to discuss opportunities and challenges facing firms amid digital transformation.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed six more imported coronavirus cases, including two foreign citizens, in Khanh Hoa, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and An Giang on April 23 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on April 23 asked border provinces to closely monitor and prevent any illegal entries in an effort to nip in a bud a possible fresh coronavirus outbreak in the community.

VOV.VN - An orderly of Transport Hospital in Hai Phong port city has tested positive again for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a representative of the Hai Phong Department of Health told local media outlets on April 23.

VOV.VN - A Facebooker of Phu Yen province, central Vietnam, has been sentenced to eight years in prison on a charge of making, stockpiling, distributing and disseminating documents against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has warned the south-western border area remains at a high risk of a fresh novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as an increasing number of Vietnamese nationals is seeking to return to the homeland from COVID-19-ravaged Cambodia and Thailand.

June is the nationwide action month for children this year under the theme of joining hands for ensuring children’s rights and protecting children in natural disasters and pandemic, said the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs’ Department of Child Affairs.

Vietnam is building the worst scenario for COVID-19 as its neighboring countries of Cambodia and Laos are struggling with surging infections, including putting their capital cities on lockdown.

The People’s Court of Binh Thuy district in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 22 sentenced a woman to two years in prison for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate the interests of the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals.”

VOV.VN - Eight people, including two foreign citizens, have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on April 23 morning.

Fruitful results have been made in a campaign to minimise violations of wildlife protection regulations launched by Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) in the three central localities, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, and Quang Nam, in the 2019-2020 period, according to the ENV.

Airlines are now entitled to deny passengers without e-health declarations and those who fail to follow health regulations, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Thang has said.

Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa, a writer with a paralysed right arm, has been named in the list of 20 inspirational women in 2021 by the Forbes Vietnam magazine.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed the detection of four new imported novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, thereby raising the national infection tally up to 2,816, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has donated a total of 800 ventilators, two million medical masks, 300,000 N95 masks, along with other medical equipment to Cambodia in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc handed over the “Labour Hero in the Renewal Period” title on April 22 to the family of late Professor and Academic Vu Tuyen Hoang, former Secretary of the Party and President of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA).