COVID-19 has put the healthcare system under immense pressure. But dedicated volunteers are lightening the load for those on the frontline. They deliver food for people in locked down areas and help with testing and vaccinations. Bravo to all who are sacrificing their time to help people.
HCM City will continue to speed up vaccinations to 250,000-300,000 doses a day to administer at least one jab to 100 per cent of its population aged 18 years old and above by the end of this month, city authorities have said.
A further 8,385 new domestic cases of COVID-19 were reported in Việt Nam on Tuesday, a decrease of 938 cases compared to the previous day.
If provinces and cities implement COVID-19 vaccinations slowly and do not use all their allocated vaccines by Sunday, the Ministry of Health will consider moving the vaccine to other localities.
The Department of Health of Hà Nội is conducting a large-scale testing campaign for about 300,000 residents in high-risk areas and those with a high risk of infection in 30 districts and townships from August 10-17.
VIPDERVIR is made of Vietnamese herbs and proven effective in inhibiting the growth of the SARS-CoV-2 virus when tested on animals.
Exactly 60 years ago on August 10, American troops first sprayed Agent Orange chemicals across southern Vietnam. Six decades later the effects are still causing devastation to millions of victims and their families. To ensure they are never forgotten, a young French Vietnamese designer has opened an exhibition depicting the history of Agent Orange.
The Covivac vaccine research team has begun to screen and recruit 375 volunteers to participate in the second phase of clinical trials
The Ministry of Health asked HCM City to confirm whether it would buy 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines before August 15.
Việt Nam is going to start clinical trials of the ARCT-154 vaccine, the third home-made vaccine against COVID-19, on August 15, the Ministry of Health has announced.
Việt Nam has received an additional 494,400 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility.
The Hà Nội People’s Committee has scrapped the requirement of showing work schedules when going out after it caused nuisance to commuters.
There have been some public concerns and pronounced hesitancy against the Chinese vaccine, despite the fact that WHO and Vietnamese health authorities have approved Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use.
Thousands of migrant labourers working in the south chose to embark on an exhausting journey covering thousands of kilometres to come back home amid the pandemic. A group of pickup truck owners in central Đà Nẵng City has stood up to help ease their burden.
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, a retired physician, has been treating victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (AO) free of charge for 14 years.
Nguyễn Văn Hùng, Director of Hùng Phát Construction and Development Investment Company in the northern province of Hà Nam used to be very unconfident because of his lameness since a boy.
