VOV.VN - As Vietnam is kicking off its booster jab campaign, easing restriction and resuming international air routes, there are signs ahead that a return to normality might be just over the horizon.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked relevant agencies to apply drastic measures to control the spreading of Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.

VOV.VN - After peaking at more than 17,000 cases on December 30, Vietnam’s daily count fell roughly 500 to 16,515 on December 31, the last day of 2021, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested localities not to let off fireworks and at the same time to restrict events of large crowds of people on New Year’s Eve as part of COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has sent an urgent telegram requesting relevant agencies to take immediate actions to stop the Omicron outbreak in Quang Nam province after 14 cases were detected in the locality.

VOV.VN - 2021 represented an especially tough year for the entire world, including Vietnam, following the resurgence of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which dealt a heavy blow to business production and negatively impacted people’s life.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese epidemiologists have discovered an additional 14 Omicron cases following the first identified in Hanoi a couple of days ago.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi administration has decided to abandon its concentrated quarantine requirements for people coming from countries where the Omicron variant is spreading.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a further 17,000 new COVID-19 cases on December 30, representing an increase of 3,107 from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The emergence of the first Omicron case and the inconsistent quarantine policies in place in several localities are impacting Vietnam’s pilot scheme to resume regular international commercial flights to major destinations worldwide.