VOV.VN - Vietnam logged 2,159 fresh coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, an increase of 537 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on April 19.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi administration has asked relevant departments and agencies to strengthen COVID-19 prevention and control efforts amid a recent spike in infections.

VOV.VN - The capital has allocated a total of 17,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to its districts to be given as booster shots for people aged over 18.

VOV.VN - The capital has detected cases of the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.9.1, which is rapidly transmissible with mild clinical course, the Hanoi Department of Health has announced.

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) under the Ministry of Health recently sent a dispatch to the Departments of Health, Centres for Disease Control of provinces and cities on strengthening the implementation of vaccination and supplementation of AstraZeneca vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic from April to June.

VOV.VN - Vietnam regards the US one of its leading important partners and aspires strengthen the comprehensive partnership with the US on the basis of respect for each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institution.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on April 12 received Pascal Soriot, CEO of the UK-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca, who is on a visit to the southern metropolis of Vietnam to discuss ways for fostering bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - The number of chickenpox infections recorded in Hanoi since the beginning of the year have increased by nearly 140 times compared the same period from last year, according to the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC).

VOV.VN - The nation always values friendly relations and strategic partnership with Australia, a long-standing traditional partner and one of the countries forming comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN.

VOV.VN - Political and national defence-security relations between Vietnam and Australia have recorded marked qualitative improvements over the past five years, with the two sides sharing viewpoints and stances on many issues, both bilateral and multilateral.