VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent a document to relevant agencies in order to request that they tighten control and strictly handle cases of illegal transportation of poultry products across the border into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The five-day national break starting on April 29 poses a high risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus as people flock to crowded tourist destinations or converge on entertainment centres, according to health professionals.

VOV.VN - The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous locality in Vietnam, has recently requested that its medical facilities ready plans for the acceptance and treatment of COVID-19 patients amid increases in the number of new cases.

VOV.VN - The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous locality in Vietnam, said on April 23 it has detected seven new sub-variants of SARS-CoV-2 mutated Omicron through genome sequencing.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 1,031 fresh coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, an increase more than 300 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported in its coronavirus update for April 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam logged 497 COVID-19 cases on April 13, representing a two-fold rise compared to the figure announced 24 hours earlier, the Ministry of Health said in its daily coronavirus update.

VOV.VN - Despite the COVID-19 outbreak brought under control, major bustling commercial centres in Hanoi have been holding out for the past few months.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has warned about a new COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam and requested that localities develop response scenarios amid the number of infections increasing considerably over recent times.

VOV.VN - The National Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has issued an urgent telegram requesting 20 southern provinces and cities to strengthen surveillance and prevent avian influenza virus entering after Cambodia recorded two cases of A/H5N1 virus infection.

The official visits to Singapore and Brunei by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation from February 8-11 have been successful, contributing to lifting Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership and Vietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership to a greater height, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.