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Tourism agency warns against ‘vaccine tours’ due to hidden costs and return-flight risks

The HCM City Tourism Department has ordered travel firms to suspend “vaccine tours” to the US due to possible hidden costs and the risk of no return flights.

24 local cases confirmed on Thursday morning

Number of COVID-19 infections in Việt Nam's fourth wave tops 3,000

With 235 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, Việt Nam's total infections in the ongoing fourth wave since April 27 has reached 3,027, with two northern provinces Bắc Giang and Bắc Ninh continuing to be hot spots.

115 local cases reported on Wednesday evening

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PM requests COVID-19 vaccine priority given to factory workers

Factory workers at industrial parks in the northern provinces of Bắc Giang and Bắc Ninh must get priority for vaccination, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Wednesday.

67-year-old woman is Việt Nam’s 45th COVID-19 death

A 67-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and diabetes in the northern province Bắc Ninh is Viet Nam's 45th COVID-19 related death, health authorities announced Wednesday.

PM lauds 'white blouse' soldiers in COVID-19 fight

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has hailed the tireless efforts and wholehearted devotion of medical workers, the “white blouse” soldiers on the frontline in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

With promising results, Việt Nam's COVID-19 vaccine set to begin phase 3 trials in June

Việt Nam’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, willbegin Phase 3 of clinical trials in June involving up to 13,000 volunteers.

40 new local COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday noon

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620-bed field hospital set up in Bắc Giang Province

On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Health announced a record of 243 locally infected cases in Bắc Giang, bringing the total number of cases in the northern province on the day to 375 cases.

Đà Nẵng donates $43,000 to aid Laos COVID-19 fight

A donation of VNĐ1 billion (US$43,000) will be sent from Da Nang City to support five localities of Laos – Salavan, Champasak, Attapu, Savannakhet and Sekong – in the fight against COVID-19.

Fourth COVID-19 vaccine batch of 288,000 AstraZeneca doses arrived in Việt Nam

Another 288,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport Tuesday night.

AI, IoT solutions used in COVID-19 screening at quarantine areas

Non-touch temperature screening kiosks and cameras as well as software modules using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) have been set up in high-risk locations, including quarantine areas.

Research group says fourth COVID-19 wave may not be over until end of June

An independent research group from the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has forecast that the total number of coronavirus cases in the fourth COVID-19 wave could reach 4,500-6,600 depending on the level of social distancing.

The whole country shares difficulties with frontline people

Thousands of kind-hearted people and organisations across the country have donated money and medical supplies to ease the burden on frontline doctors, nurse, officers and people suffering from the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic's fourth wave.

Việt Nam aiming to have 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by end of year

Việt Nam will try to acquire 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to immunise 75 per cent of the country's population by the end of this year, said Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long.

80 new local cases recorded on Wednesday morning

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Bắc Giang sees highest daily cases amid COVID-19 fourth wave

Bắc Giang Province, the hotspot of the latest COVID-19 outbreak, has detected 375 new community cases, the highest daily increase of the fourth wave.

287 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday evening

City-wide lockdown not yet on the table: Hà Nội leader

Secretary of the Hà Nội Party Committee Đinh Tiến Dũng stressed today that a city-wide lockdown has not yet been considered, even though more restrictions have been imposed to deal with fresh COVID-19 outbreaks in the capital city.