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.

VOV.VN - The country's economic growth was recorded at 4.5% during the last quarter of 2020, representing an annual growth rate of 2.9%, thereby making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world, according to the World Bank (WB).

VOV.VN - The country is poised to get the second part of human trials for the COVIVAX novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine underway in early January, with the vaccine notable for being developed locally by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC).

VOV.VN - As a responsible member state of the international community the nation is ready to co-operate with other countries in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - At present Vietnam has successfully produced two novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, namely Nanocovax and Covivac.

Southeast Asia’s economic growth will rebound to 6.2 % in 2021 with Vietnam achieving 8 % growth, according to the latest economic outlook report from Oxford Economics commissioned by chartered accountancy body ICAEW.

All Vietnamese people who joined a survey in December last year said that they fully support and give the Vietnamese Government approval on how it had worked to control the pandemic, according the Bangkok-based ScandAsia magazine.