VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has sent an urgent document to the Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute, asking for an approval of its plan to inoculate children aged 12 – 17 against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on October 22 announced four colour coded COVID-19 alert levels in all 63 cities and provinces across Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to face a considerable risk of another COVID-19 outbreak, although it may not be as large as the current one, according to Tran Dac Phu, former head of the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - A chain of virus transmission at Vietnam – Germany Friendship Hospital in Hanoi capital has been localized since first infections were detected several days ago, according to Truong Quang Viet, deputy director of the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

VOV.VN - Border guards stationed at the Ha Tien international border gate patrol and control the southwestern border around the clock in order to prevent the potential spread of the SARS-CoV-2 into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Two healthcare workers of Hanoi-run Thanh Nhan hospital have tested positive for the virus while giving treatment to COVID-19 patients, according to a Hanoi health official.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long suggested on June 1 that Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s most populous and busiest locality, should make preparations for a range of scenarios, including the worst-case one, amid the number of COVID-19 cases set to increase over the coming days.

VOV.VN - The administration of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has imposed social distancing on the entire province as of 00.00hrs on June 1 in order to keep the coronavirus in check after the first cases were detected.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will continue to suspend receiving foreign travelers due to a high risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission among the community, said Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.