Vietnamese photographer To Thi Anh Bach won the gold medal at Spain’s competition Biennial International Digital Photojournalism 2021 in the category of photos on COVID-19, for her photo entitled “Xet nghiem COVID cho tre em” (Conducting COVID-19 testing on children).
VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of the northern province of Hai Phong has decided to permit a number of businesses and service activities to reopen on June 21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic being brought under control in the locality.
VOV.VN - The administration of Hau Giang province have held a rehearsal to test the preparations to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a business containing over 14,200 workers located in an industrial zone.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on June 14 presented 2,000 COVID-19 test kits worth VND600 million (US$26,000) to Nepal to aid the country’s COVID-19 fight.
VOV.VN - Two healthcare workers of Ho Chi Minh City-based People's Gia Dinh Hospital have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the municipal Health Department confirmed on June 13 afternoon.
Vietjet Air has piloted the IATA Travel Pass, developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), making it the second carrier in Vietnam to pilot using COVID-19 vaccine passports, said Dinh Viet Phuong, managing director of the air carrier, on June 10.
VOV.VN - Healthcare workers in Ha Tinh city, central Vietnam, worked through the night on June 8 in order to collect COVID-19 test samples from hundreds of local residents after several COVID-19 cases were logged in the community without sources of infection.
VOV.VN - A mobile air-conditioned COVID-19 testing booth has been set up and put into use in the current COVID-19 hotspot of Bac Giang province as part of efforts to help local healthcare workers deal with the impact of the recent heat wave during their work to fight the pandemic.
The northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang, which have been hardest stricken by the COVID-19 pandemic, are working to help local enterprises resume operations, while ensuring the health of their workers, local leaders said on June 2.
VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will work in co-ordination with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to launch a pilot scheme for the digital health app IATA Travel Pass, with the project set to get underway on June 1.