As the number of new COVID-19 infections in Hà Nội continues to rise after the Tết holidays, people have been rushing to buy COVID-19 rapid test kits, causing a shortage and increased prices in some areas.
The cost of the Vietnamese-produced Molnupiravir COVID-19 treatment drugs have been announced.
The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed a VNĐ13.6 trillion (US$596 million) allocation for building two sections of the Ring Road No. 2 project.
HCM City’s hospitals and private clinics have been told to ensure an adequate and prompt supply of oxygen for COVID patients, and to get ready for the spread of the now-dominant Omicron variant.
Việt Nam is among five countries newly selected to receive mRNA vaccine technology transfer from a global biomanufacturing training hub established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in South Africa.
The price of COVID-19 test kits have been increasing due to a drastic increase of daily infected cases in Hà Nội.
Medical experts have warned the self-administration of corticosteroid drugs during home treatment of COVID-19 cases without doctor’s inputs could worsen the diseases.
Ministries and localities have been urged to install ePass systems on vehicles to allow them to use the automatic electronic toll collection (ETC).
Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine certificates are still not available two months after the Ministry of Health officially introduced the template forms and issuance procedures due to technical problems.
There were 60,355 new COVID-19 infections confirmed across Việt Nam on Wednesday, a record for the country.
