VOV.VN - A range of drastic measures aimed at containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic must be taken due to the virus spreading rapidly, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long emphasized on February 2 during a regular cabinet meeting held in Hanoi.

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi Vietnam was among seven companies to receive a certificate of merit from the Minister of Health for contributions to COVID-19 prevention in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed one new community case of COVID-19 in Hai Duong province on February 2 morning, bringing the overall number of infections in Vietnam to 1,851, including 914 locally infected cases.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on January 31 afternoon recorded 36 additional positive nCoV cases, including 17 local transmissions and 19 imported into the country.

VOV.VN -The Ministry of Health reported 14 new locally infected cases of COVID-19 on January 31 morning, including one in Bac Ninh, two in Hoa Binh, two in Gia Lai, four in Hai Duong, and five in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health January 29 afternoon confirmed an additional 28 new cases of COVID-19, including 27 community-associated cases, and one imported case from the US.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has moved to license the AstraZeneca novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine developed by Oxford University in the UK to be used to combat the pandemic in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on January 30 morning reported the detection of a further 34 new COVID-19 community cases, taking the national infection tally to 1,739.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 29 chaired an urgent meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control for the second time following the detection of a further 54 fresh COVID-19 cases in the community.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son has called on localities nationwide to keep vigilance high as the new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) strain first detected in the UK can spread at a rate of over 70% faster than other variants.