VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on May 6 outlined a number of important lessons that should be learnt from a COVID-19 outbreak hitting the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has ordered drastically implementing COVID-19 prevention and control measures amid the complex and unexpected developments of the pandemic.
VOV.VN - The latest COVID-19 wave to hit Vietnam is more complicated to deal with than previous ones as there are various sources of infection, according to Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, former director of the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the mandatory quarantine period for those who either have close contact with COVID-19 cases or enter Vietnam to 21 days.
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on May 5 sent an urgent dispatch requiring the strict implementation of concentrated quarantine regulations and post-quarantine management.
VOV.VN - Tran Van Son, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office, has revealed four key reasons why Vietnam could potentially face a fourth wave of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections.
VOV.VN - The northern province of Vinh Phuc, a fresh coronavirus hotspot, held an emergency meeting on anti-coronavirus measures early on May 5 after eight more locals were diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, all closely linked to the Chinese case.
The Ministry of Health has recently sent a document on the extension of the concentrated quarantine period to directors of Centres for Disease Control (CDC), and Preventive Medicine Centres nationwide.
VOV.VN - The Da Nang administration has asked for the Prime Minister’s permission to temporarily suspend receiving flights that repatriate Vietnamese citizens left stranded overseas due to COVID-19.
VOV.VN - Relevant agencies are hunting for two Chinese citizens who managed to escape from a concentrated quarantine facility in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi district.