Việt Nam News

Owners of chrysanthemum gardens in Khánh Hoà central coastal province’s Ninh Giang Ward are worried about lower demand due to the pandemic.

Medical authorities in Hà Nội vaccinated 600,000 people in a single day, pushing the overall percentage of adults fully inoculated to 84.6, vice chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Hà Minh Hải said on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Health has dispatched an official document to chairpersons of people's committees of provinces and cities calling for strengthening the implementation of measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic as the country braces for the possibility of more cases caused by the Omicron variant.

More than 90,000 people have been granted access to reproductive healthcare services thanks to a four-year project realised by the EU and ActionAid in Việt Nam. 

Việt Nam’s coronavirus caseload continues to rise, with 13,840 new infections announced on Tuesday, along with 217 deaths.

The HCM City health sector plans to provide third vaccine shots to 6.3 million people who have been fully vaccinated in an effort to boost their immunity against COVID-19 beginning on December 10.

A programme establishing diagnostic methods, strengthening treatment and developing guidelines for hereditary angioedema has been launched in Việt Nam.

Four more trains for HCM City’s Metro Line No. 1 are arriving in Khánh Hội Port this week

Trần Văn Khôi, a member of Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No.II based in Đà Nẵng, has been honoured with the 2021 International Maritime Organisation Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.

HCM City is preparing a separate facility solely to treat patients who have the Omicron variant, instead of a facility now housing other COVID patients, Nguyễn Thị Huỳnh Mai, chief of office at the city’s Department of Health, said.

Hà Nội needs to tighten the management and supervision of home quarantine for close contacts of COVID-19 patients in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus in the community, the city’s Department of Health has said.

A Vietnamese man wanted by the Belgian authorities for his role in a people smuggling plot that led to the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in Essex has had his extradition ordered.

More volunteer medical workers have been sent to the southern region as COVID-19 cases and fatalities continue to increase.

The People’s Court of Hà Nội sentenced Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng and Lê Quang Hào, two former deputy general directors of Việt Nam Expressway Corporation, to 7 and 6 years in prison respectively for “violating regulations on construction investment, causing serious consequences" on Monday.

The number of children under 16 hospitalised with COVID-19 in HCM City has risen recently, with many unaware of the infection until visits to doctors with flu-like symptoms such as cough and fever, according to the Department of Health.

Getting to school for both teachers and students in the mountainous commune of An Lão is difficult at the best of times.  But after heavy rains in the south-central province of Bình Định, the journey to the classroom is even more challenging. 

After nearly two years of suspended international flights, with exceptions only for returning citizens and foreign experts coming to work, the Ministry of Transport has requested the resumption of regular international flights to Việt Nam.