The research ethics committee has accepted the results from Nano Covax's phase 3a clinical trials involving about 1000 volunteers, opening up the pathway for the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to obtain an emergency use licence, according to local media on Friday.

More than 2,000 people living in extreme poverty have been temporarily moved to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 and ensure social order during social distancing.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday called on health workers, people and business in the southern province of Bình Dương – the second biggest COVID-19 hotspot in Việt Nam – to overcome difficulties, ensuring healthcare and production during the pandemic.

Information and communication technology (ICT) has played an important role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Nguyễn Huy Dũng, deputy minister of Information and Communications, said during the video talk “Kết Nối Trong Đại Dịch” (Connections during the Pandemic) on Tuesday.

The COVID-19 pandemic in Việt Nam is complex, with most provinces having recorded positive cases. Hồ Chí Minh City, the national business hub, and its surrounding provinces, have become a particular hotspot for the pandemic, but the people are united in battle against the killer disease

403,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines as donation from the Australian Government via COVAX Facility has arrived in Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, HCM City, late Thursday, according to Australian foreign minister Marise Payne.

To encourage COVID-19 frontline prevention forces during the lockdown in the central city of Đà Nẵng, primary school student Lữ Như Minh, 11, has created several paintings showing the efforts made by nurses, doctors, police, cleaners and volunteers.