Việt Nam News

Responding to complaints about difficulties COVID patients have had obtaining a certificate of leave to apply for social insurance benefits, Associate Professor, Dr. Lương Ngọc Khuê, head of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of Health spoke to  Báo Tin Tức (News) newspaper about the amendments that will be made to make it easy and convenient for people to request benefits.

Taiwan (China), Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have re-opened their labour markets to Vietnamese workers and apprentices, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

A youth volunteer group are collecting used batteries to help protect the Quảng Ninh environment.

A private hospital system in Việt Nam said on Thursday they are set to soon use AstraZeneca's Evusheld, a long-acting antibody combination (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab), for the prevention of COVID-19 for the most at-risk groups of the population.

HCM City plans to issue digital certificates of recovery for COVID-19 patients, which would preclude their need to visit local medical stations to obtain them.

The country registered 160,676 new daily cases on Thursday, including 15 imported infections

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has stressed the important role that women play in family, society and achieving national development goals, as the 13th National Women's Congress opens in Hà Nội.

Another repatriation flight bringing home 300 Vietnamese nationals evacuated from Ukraine touched down in Hà Nội in the early hours of Thursday morning. 

People seeking to gain entry into Việt Nam might not need COVID-19 vaccination certificates or proofs of recent recovery, according to the latest draft proposal from the Ministry of Health.

As Việt Nam completely reopens to international tourists from March 15, two think tanks say it will take many months, even years, for the number of foreign arrivals to return to pre-pandemic levels

Many HCM City residents are suffering the double whammy of rising living costs and stagnant or falling incomes that is making it very difficult for them to make ends meet.

The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, or the stealth variant, is accounting for many coronavirus infections in HCM City and Hà Nội, the department of health have revealed.

The preparatory session of the 13th National Women's Congress has opened in Hà Nội, attended by 1,000 delegates representing women from different social classes, ethnic groups, religions and sectors, along with about 200 invitees.

The Ministry of Health has proposed that seven more papers be recognised as applicable to social insurance claims, to help COVID patients who are recovering at home access payments.

The Ministry of Health has proposed that pharmacies and drugstores be allowed to prescribe the antiretroviral COVID treatment drug Molnupiravir, under certain situations. 

More farmers in Đồng Tháp Province are offering tourism services related to agriculture, helping them add to their incomes.

Việt Nam has surpassed 5 million COVID infections, as the country registered a record 164,596 new daily cases on Wednesday.