VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is expected to start offering fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents next week, according to Nguyen Hoai Nam, deputy director of the Municipal Department of Health.

Vietnam will drop the COVID-19 test requirement for visitors entering the country starting from 00:00am May 15 as the pandemic has been brought under control.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh who is in Washington DC for the ASEAN-US special summit met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded no coronavirus deaths on May 13, while its daily caseload fell by nearly 1,800 to more than 2,200, the Ministry of Heath said in its coronavirus update released at 6pm.

VOV.VN - US President Joe Biden received Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Washington DC on May 12 evening to exchange views on the Vietnam – US relations, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

VOV.VN - A further 3,949 fresh COVID-19 infections were reported in Vietnam on May 12 to raise the national tally since the start of the pandemic to 10,690,471, according to figures given by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has achieved mutual recognition for COVID-19 vaccination certificates, known as “vaccine passports”, with 20 countries so far.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 2,758 new coronavirus infections in 53 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update released at 6pm on May 11.

VOV.VN - GlaxoSmithKline S.A. of Belgium, a global leading pharmaceutical company, and Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) signed a memorandum of understanding in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11, opening up opportunities for Vietnam to have more new vaccines.

VOV.VN - The European Commission on May 10 confirmed that the digital COVID-19 certificates granted by Vietnam, Indonesia and Seychelles are equivalent to EU digital COVID-19 certificates issued by EU member states.