VOV.VN - Vietnam is starting phases 2 and 3 of its human clinical trial of the ARCT-154 vaccine against COVID-19 following the encouraging results of the first phase.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu has recently received a token of medical equipment donated by German businesses to support Vietnam’s ongoing fight against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced a total of 8,758 new COVID-19 cases across 33 localities nationwide on September 29, an increase of 4,161 cases from the previous day, thereby raising the infection tally during the current fourth wave to 776,546.

Passengers traveling by air, train and waterway will not be required to take COVID-19 tests if they have been fully vaccinated, injected the first shots for three weeks, or recovered from the disease within six months.

VOV.VN - A batch of 740,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to Vietnam, arrived in the nation on September 29 at Noi Bai International Airport.

VOV.VN - The nation is scheduled to receive a large number of COVID-19 vaccines ahead in October, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - As of September 20, the Ministry of Health has conditionally adopted eight COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has asked the Russian Government to support the acceleration of transfering COVID-19 vaccine production technology to the nation in order to ensure a stable and sustainable supply.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on September 28 as part of his official visit to Russia from September 25 to 28.

VOV.VN - Thu Duc City and Distrcit 7, along with Cu Chi, Can Gio, Nha Be, Go Vap, and Phu Nhuan districts in Ho Chi Minh City announced they have contained the SARS-CoV-2 virus, meeting criteria for pandemic control by the Ministry of Health.