VOV.VN - The Advisory Council for the Registration of Circulation of Drugs and Medicinal Ingredients on August 29 did not approve Nano Covax, the first locally produced COVID-19 vaccine, and requested additional data to ensure the vaccine is completely safe and effective.

Facing the dangerous and highly contagious Delta variant in the fourth wave of COVID-19, relevant agencies are strongly utilising technology as a useful tool for large-scale contact tracing, testing, and vaccination management.

VOV.VN - Artists in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have been releasing songs and artwork about COVID-19 to encourage frontline forces and people to fight the pandemic.

VOV.VN - Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta, the 2,000th Ramsar site globally, is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

VOV.VN - As many as 72 patients and their caregivers at the Hemodialysis Unit of Dong Thap province’s Civil Military Hospital in the Mekong Delta have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - In an effort to establish ‘green’ zones (or safe zones), the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has accelerated a COVID-19 testing campaign to early detect and separate all F0 cases from the community.

Cambodia has lifted exit and entry restrictions on Vietnamese citizens who are employees and experts of Vietnamese firms in the country, the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said on August 20.

VOV.VN - The complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic impacting southern cities has led to 60% of enterprises operating in the wood sector to suspend their operations, leading to severe difficulties in fulfilling export orders for the EU and the US.

VOV.VN - Despites facing difficulties in entering the European Union and Chinese markets, Vietnamese pangasius exports to the Brazilian market by mid-July enjoyed an annual surge of 86.8% to US$35.5 million, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is going to recruit volunteers for clinical trials of ARCT-154 vaccine to see if it is effective against the mutated strain of the Delta variant which was first identified in India and has spread to more than 100 countries worldwide.