VOV.VN - Despite the daily number of COVID-19 cases sharply declining, Ho Chi Minh City has recorded several infections caused by the XBB or BA.2.10 sub-strain of the Omicron COVID variant, announced the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases on January 4.

VOV.VN - The British Embassy Hanoi and UNICEF have handed over £500,000 in life-saving equipment to the Ministry of Health to assist recovery of Vietnam’s health system.

VOV.VN - Experts believe that Vietnam is unlikely to face a new COVID-19 wave, despite China beginning to open its borders and loosen COVID-19 control measures, thanks to the country’s high vaccination rate.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the need to devise solutions aimed at removing difficulties and obstacles with a view of promoting the recovery of the tourism industry and attracting more international tourists towards developing a green and sustainable sector.

VOV.VN - UNICEF, the Ministry of Health (MOH), and the World Health Organization (WHO) jointly held a celebration for the Safe Journeys campaign to wrap up nine months of work to publicise the importance of COVID-19 preventive measures in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - After concluding the two-day visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, beginning an official visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the invitation of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 30 chaired a meeting with People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities and Vietnamese embassies and representative agencies abroad on vaccine diplomacy.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently held a briefing conference with Vietnamese representative agencies abroad as part of efforts to promote economic diplomacy and boost development.

VOV.VN - More than 98% residents of Ho Chi Minh City – the most populous locality in Vietnam - now possess COVID-19 antibodies, according to a survey announced by the municipal Health Department on November 28.

The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City ad Sanofi Vietnam have signed a partnership agreement to implement a training strategy entitled “Vaccinology and Life-course Immunisation” for healthcare professionals in Vietnam from 2023 to 2025.