VOV.VN - The Prime Minister is scheduled to chair a meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control this week in order to examine if Vietnam should declare an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.

VOV.VN - As many as 26,200 new cases of lung cancer are recorded each year in Vietnam, with the disease now ranked second among the top causes of death, according to Globocan, an online database which provides global cancer statistics.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is randomly conducting genome sequencing of positive test samples for the emergence of the Omicron variant in the community, said an official of the municipal Department of Health.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has requested localities nationwide to enhance their vigilance and tighten COVID-19 prevention and control measures in the wake of the emergence of the Omicron variant, although the strain has yet to be detected locally.

VOV.VN - Although no Omicron cases have been reported in Vietnam, experts say the local health sector should be highly vigilant against the super-mutated variant that is spreading to a number of countries and territories globally.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is starting phases 2 and 3 of its human clinical trial of the ARCT-154 vaccine against COVID-19 following the encouraging results of the first phase.

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.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 20 suggested that Pfizer hasten the delivery of its COVID-19 vaccine under a signed contract to Vietnam, and the request was accepted by the manufacturer.

VOV.VN - The latest COVID-19 outbreak is anticipated to reach its peak in Ho Chi Minh City in the coming days before it begins to subside and is brought under control, according to Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has identified five mutated strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating in the locality, with Delta considered the most dangerous variant, according to a local health official.