VOV.VN - The COVID-19 vaccination has been carried out in 19 cities and provinces nationwide, with close to 40,000 Vietnamese citizens getting the first jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Ministry of Health said on March 25 morning.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong signed a decision on March 23 to approve the conditional import and use of the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia.

VOV.VN - A 25-year-old Vietnamese citizen was reported to carry the SARS-CoV-2 virus after entering Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on March 9, the Ministry of Health said in its March 23 COVID-19 update.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health recorded no fresh COVID-19 case on March 21, with the overall number of infections standing at 2,572, including a total of 908 domestic cases detected since the resurgence of the virus in late January.

VOV.VN - A 56-year-old Vietnamese citizen was reported to contract the SARS-CoV-2 virus after entering Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on March 11, lifting the total imported cases in the country to 971, the Ministry of Health announced on March 20 afternoon.

VOV.VN - A 49 year-old Vietnamese citizen was confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV2-virus after entering Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health said on March 19 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Each citizen will be granted an injection certificate and a QR-Code confirmation after being injected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, according to information released during a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control held on March 19 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Among the 300 active COVID-19 cases that are given treatment in 20 health facilities nationwide, two remain in critical condition, according to the Ministry of Health on March 18.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the detection of seven further novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on March 17 afternoon, with the total number of infections nationwide rising to 2,567.

VOV.VN - Vietnam registered an additional three imported cases of COVID-19 on March 15, raising the overall number of infections nationwide to 2,557, while a total of 2,115 patients have released from hospital after making a full recovery from the virus, according the Ministry of Health.