The Ministry of Health is continuing to develop a sustainable response plan to the COVID-19 pandemic in the new situation, considering the context of dangerous new variants appearing.

VOV.VN - With the number of COVID-19 cases locally witnessing a considerable increase in recent times, the Hanoi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has sent 10 samples with positive rapid test results for SARS-CoV-2 virus to Bach Mai Hospital for genome sequencing.

VOV.VN - Experimental equipment to detect future strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is being transferred free of charge by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to Ho Chi Minh City, with these items being handed over to the Vietnam - Germany University (VGU).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has put forward a proposal not to consider COVID-19 as an endemic disease in Vietnam, although it is still a group A infectious disease.

VOV.VN - Due to the current developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic it remains difficult to confirm whether or not the country has achieved herd immunity amid the possible appearance of fresh variants that can render vaccines ineffective.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the detection of a further 86,990 new cases of COVID-19 on February 27, an increase of nearly 9,000 in comparison to a day earlier.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the discovery of an additional 12,170 new cases of COVID-19 on February 5, marking an increase of 574 in comparison to a day earlier.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese women’s football team touched down in India on January 20 as they prepare for their first match of the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup against the Republic of Korea which is set to take place on January 21.

VOV.VN - An additional of 15,684 people across 61 localities nationwide were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus, representing a drop of 662 from the previous day, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health on January 16.

VOV.VN - Low labour costs, a geographical location close to Asian supply chains, and Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s efforts to promote greater overseas investment are considered as three factors in boosting Vietnamese foreign direct investment (FDI).