Vietnam is working closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) in its response to new coronavirus variant Omicron, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - Five local international airports have been granted Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) by the Airports Council International (ACI) for maintaining COVID-19 pandemic safety and prevention measures.

VOV.VN - The Party Committee of Hanoi on November 29 permitted to municipal administration to pilot home treatment for mild and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 13,770 new coronavirus cases with more than half diagnosed in the community during the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its coronavirus update on November 29.

VOV.VN - Approximately 80% of businesses from the United States remain bullish on Vietnamese prospects in both the medium and long term, according to a survey conducted by AmCham Vietnam.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Chilean Minister of Health Oscar Enrique Paris in Geneva on November 29 who said Chile stays ready to share its COVID-19 vaccines with Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Although no Omicron cases have been reported in Vietnam, experts say the local health sector should be highly vigilant against the super-mutated variant that is spreading to a number of countries and territories globally.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is paying an official visit to Russia from November 29 to December 2 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, aimed at giving fresh impetus to the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - France has presented Vietnam with approximately 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, raising the number of French-donated vaccine doses to more than 2 million.

VOV.VN - Two students, with one in Hanoi capital and the other in Bac Giang province, have died after they were given their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19.