HCM City’s authorities yesterday issued its decision to allow in-person dining to resume from today, after five months of closure and delivery-only operations due to the severe COVID-19 outbreak.
A total of 4,411 new COVID-19 infections and 54 deaths were recorded in Việt Nam on Wednesday.
Authorities at all levels, from central to local, have stepped in to help the control and prevention of COVID-19.
HCM City on Wednesday (Oct 27) began COVID-19 vaccinations for 1,800 students aged 16-17 in Củ Chi District and District 1, becoming the first city in the country to vaccinate children.
By Tuesday afternoon, rapid testing has returned positive results for 112 people, mainly students.
An additional 2,133,600 does of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Việt Nam via COVAX, according to UNICEF Việt Nam.
Differences in access to resources and society's perceptions lead to different responses to disaster and environmental issues in men and women, highlighting the importance of gender equality in face of climate change, according to studies presented at the international conference “Gender in Climate change and Disaster Risk Reduction” on October 26.
Triplets were born prematurely at 27 weeks in an unstable health condition. But for the medical staff at the Obstetrics Hospital of Cần Thơ City, nothing was going to stop them ensuring the newborn baby girls all pulled through, not even the fact that this was the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic
The central province of Quảng Bình has sent 11 highly-skilled medical workers and equipment to assist Khammouane Province, Laos with COVID-19 testing.
HCM City authorities have urged residents to continue complying with pandemic prevention measures while the city prepares four scenarios for COVID treatment depending on the number of cases recorded weekly.
There are 23 provinces and cities across the country allowing students back to school, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), following closure due to COVID-19 control measures.
The executive committee of the Việt Nam Journalists’ Association (VJA) on October 26 elected Lê Quốc Minh, Editor-in-Chief of Nhân Dân (The People) newspaper, the new chairman of the association.
The capital city Hà Nội reported 18 new cases.
The HCM City Department of Health on October 25 asked the Pasteur Institute in the city to approve the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12-17.
A total 75,250,990 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Việt Nam so far, according to the national COVID-19 Vaccine Portal on Tuesday.
Authorities from neighbouring Quảng Ngãi Province confirmed that they went missing in a basket boat while trying to rescue a fishing boat with other people on the Trà Bồng estuary last Sunday.