The risk of community transmission of the new variant from the Việt Nam's first Omicron case detected on Tuesday remains low, according to Professor Phan Trọng Lân, director of the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the health ministry.
Việt Nam became the 53rd country in the world achieving the goal of covering basic doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 70 percent of its population, according to covidvax.live, a website that updates the vaccination speed worldwide every day.
In Central Highlands Đắk Nông Province, many creative startup models have emerged. And to support and promote their projects, the province’s Youth Union has implemented several practical programmes and activities.
As Việt Nam battles the fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic lingering since late April, much of the country's resources have been streamlined to treat infected people, limit transmissions and accelerate the national vaccination campaign.
While Trương Thị Hồng Hà was busy in a field hospital as a volunteer psychology consultant for COVID-19 patients, her husband Ngô Xuân Điệp was at home working on the ‘Vaccine for Mental Health’ programme, which provides online mental healthcare.
More than 200 mobile medical groups in HCM City’s Thủ Đức city are making a major difference in providing medical care to 8,000 - 9,000 COVID-19 patients at home.
While witnessing a slight decrease in the number of transmissions, the capital Hà Nội again topped the list, for the tenth consecutive day, with 1,920 new cases.
During the autopsy, doctors found that the victim had major bruises all over her body, as well as faded suture scars around her face.
HCM City has seen positive signs in the fight against pandemic with a drop in the number of new cases to under 1,000 and deaths falling to under 50, according to its Steering Committee for Pandemic Prevention and Control.