The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has urged the Government to early issue a master plan on COVID-19 prevention and control for 2022-2023 to deal with many urgent issues such as COVID-19 test kit prices, the opening of tourism sector amid the rising infection number.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to face numerous difficulties and challenges in the coming months that will slow down its socio-economic recovery, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other senior Party and State leaders agreed at a meeting on March 10.

VOV.VN - Many offices based in the capital have been forced to rearrange their plans and adapt to the new situation in a flexible manner amid an increase in infections, with each case having to be isolated at home for COVID-19 treatment.

VOV.VN - The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the capital of Hanoi has hit a new record high, resulting in a surge in demand for mixed rapid test kits and medicine over recent days.

VOV.VN - A further 11,023 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on February 1, the first day of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, marking a sharp fall of 1,626 from the previous day.

VOV.VN - The Medicine Patent Pool (MPP) on January 20 announced it has granted licenses to manufacture the COVID-19 treatment drug Molnupiravir to 27 pharmaceutical firms worldwide, including Stella Vietnam (Stellapharm).

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has decided to stop the operations of four temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals No. 3, No. 5, No. 10 and Cu Chi from January 19.

VOV.VN - Around 300 F0 cases in critical condition are currently being given treatment at a COVID-19 hospital in Hanoi, while Ho Chi Minh City has moved to open its first COVID-19 treatment facility specifically for child patients.

VOV.VN - Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at the Miss World 2021 pageant, received a negative COVID-19 test result following two weeks of treatment in the US.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi is working out a plan to treat 100,000 COVID-19 infections as the number of new infections is increasing these days, according to Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh.