Việt Nam News

Việt Nam recorded 16,725 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with Hà Nội continuing to record the highest number of infections nationwide.

COVID-19 update on January 13

An air-conditioning fitter is being hailed a hero after proving to be super cool under pressure by pulling a child to safety from a burning building.

The Ministry of Transport, China's Embassy in Việt Nam, and the Hà Nội People's Committee on Thursday held the inauguration ceremony of the Cát Linh - Hà Đông urban railway, after two months of commercial operation.

Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) needs more determination and stronger actions in digital transformation to manage and implement the sector's tasks in 2022. 

The trip to HCM City not only put the theory they learned at school to the test, but also taught them social knowledge, teamwork, and most importantly, the warm support of the locals.

As the capital city changes its localities’ pandemic levels from time to time, Hà Nội business owners have been struggling with onsite dining regulations.

After recovering from COVID-19, many patients still suffer sequelae or psychological effects.

Health minister Nguyễn Thanh Long has urged localities to expedite the vaccination of people aged 12 and over, and complete administration of the primary series of vaccines, before the end of January.

Property developer Tân Hoàng Minh Group has decided not to go ahead with its purchase of a 10,060sq.m land lot in the Thủ Thiêm new urban area at a whopping VNĐ2.45 billion (US$108,000) per square metre, the bid for which it won last month.

The capital Hà Nội continues to be the nation’s leading coronavirus hotspot, registering nearly four-times more infections than anywhere else in the country on Wednesday with a citywide record 2,948 cases. A total of 16,135 transmissions were confirmed nationwide.

From 4:00pm on January 11 to 4:00pm on January 12, the National System for COVID-19 Case Management recorded 16,135 new infections.

The COVID-19 drug for patients with mild symptoms – Molnupiravir – must only be used with a doctor’s prescription following the indications, limits of use and warnings of the drug, doctors have reaffirmed after safety concerns were reported.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has asked agencies to continue conducting rapid testing for all air passengers who are from or have transitted in countries with new cases of Omicron infection upon entry to Việt Nam.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam signed the decision on the basis of the proposal submitted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

It’s Karaoke time! After eight months of silence, Karaoke bars are reopening across HCM City. And the customers could not wait to pick up the microphone and sing their hearts out in happiness.

The new group were found on two flights from Malaysia on December 23 and 24.

The HCM City Department of Health plans to close the Hóc Môn COVID-19 treatment hospital in Hóc Môn District as the number of COVID-19 cases has dropped in recent weeks.