VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand recently presented a haul of 18,000 medical masks to the Vietnamese community in Thailand to help them deal with the complicated nature of COVID-19 developments in the country.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on January 18 confirmed an additional two coronavirus patients, including a Costa Rican, who came to Vietnam to work.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recently warned its citizens not to travel to places that have confirmed cases of the latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) variant, with the next strain thought to be up to 70% more transmissible.

VOV.VN - Only Vietnamese citizens who are left stranded overseas due to COVID-19 but have urgent needs for returning to the homeland will be considered for repatriation from now till the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

Vietnam has recently taken various measures to protect citizens abroad, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular meeting on January 14.

VOV.VN - Two Russian citizens were confirmed to have tested negative for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on January 12, two days after initially relapsing.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will continue to develop stable, sustainable and substantial relations with neighbouring countries, major powers, important partners, and traditional friends in 2021, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.

VOV.VN - Close to 360 Vietnamese citizens in the US, including minors under 18, the elderly, sick people, and students who have completed their courses and have difficulty in accommodation, and other specially difficult cases were flown home safely on a flight operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 31 and January 1.

VOV.VN - Close to 280 Vietnamese citizens arrived home safe and sound from Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and Sweden on a repatriation flight conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 29-30 as the joint efforts by competent agencies from both Vietnam and the host nations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines conducted three flights from Dec. 27-29 to bring home more than 1,000 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in Japan, Cadana and Taiwan (China) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.