VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) was granted a total of VND21 billion on February 5 from Thaiholdings Joint Stock Company and LienVietPostBank as a means of supporting efforts to fund the purchase of vaccines as part of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control work.

VOV.VN - Following the Ministry of Health Advisory Committee’s recommendation on January 28 to approve AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, the vaccine on February 1 was officially been granted conditional authorisation for urgent needs in the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese sub-committee has urged the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) to boost the flow of information and exchanges among French-speaking countries to deal with the negative impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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.

Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to Vietnam Kidong Park praised Vietnam’s achievements in COVID-19 prevention and control in an interview given to the Vietnam News Agency on January 22.

While 2020 is believed to have changed the real estate industry, trends in the sector this year are forecast to sustain or be aligned with demand in the market.

The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has ordered the tightening of border control to prevent any illegal entry.

VOV.VN - A launching ceremony to mark the start of the clinical trial research scheme for the locally-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, named COVIVAC, took place on January 21 at the Hanoi Medical University.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has permitted the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC) to carry out clinical human trials of its produced vaccine COVIVAC, starting in a couple of weeks.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat proposed that ASEAN use its fund for COVID-19 response to buy vaccines, with priority given to medical staff who are on the front line to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.