VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has requested domestic epidemiology and Pasteur institutes to conduct genome sequencing for positive cases entering Vietnam from November 18 to detect the Omicron variant.
VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced the detection of 15,220 new COVID-19 infections on December 14 across 62 cities and provinces nationwide, marking a fall of 146 from the previous day.
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, is epxeirencing a surge in coronavirus infections, especially in District 10, and Can Gio and Nha Be districts.
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has planned to give a COVID-19 booster shot to people at a high risk of virus infection and frontline forces.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on October 22 announced four colour coded COVID-19 alert levels in all 63 cities and provinces across Vietnam.
Passengers traveling by air, train and waterway will not be required to take COVID-19 tests if they have been fully vaccinated, injected the first shots for three weeks, or recovered from the disease within six months.
Social distancing measures should be implemented strictly in high-risk areas to not prolong the social distancing period, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a meeting with experts of the Vietnam Medical Association on pandemic prevention and control measures in the new situation.
VOV.VN - The capital is in the process of redoubling COVID-19 containment efforts during the fourth wave of the pandemic which has adversely affected the city's businesses, production, and the daily life of citizens.
VOV.VN - Police forces in Hanoi deployed checkpoints throughout the capital from the night of September 3 to control the flow of vehicles and people between high-risk areas or red zones, and other parts of the city to curb the spread of COVID-19.
VOV.VN - The Health Ministry on September 2 reported the detection of a further 13,197 positive COVID cases, with Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s biggest coronavirus epicenter, recording the highest number of local infections at nearly 6,000.