Challenges remain in handling waste from home-based COVID-19 patients Home quarantine and treatment for COVID-19 patients or F0 in Hà Nội with no or mild symptoms is considered an effective measure to help reduce pressure for the medical sector but the treatment of their household waste is causing public concern.

Man suspected of violent assault of three-year-old girl

Thạch Thất District Police has transferred a man suspected of violently assaulting a three-year-old girl, to Hà Nội Criminal Police for further investigation. The man is N.T.H, the boyfriend of N.T.L who is the girl's mother.

Official-quota key to Việt Nam’s agricultural exports to China

Vietnamese authorities have repeatedly encouraged businesses to quickly switch to official export channels to avoid putting themselves at risk. However, due to China’s import regulations, many Vietnamese enterprises are still not confident to select this mode to export some products to China.

Mentorship model needed to reduce COVID-19 cases and fatality rate in Hà Nội

Hà Nội should apply a model of medical mentorship in treating COVID-19, taking advantage of human resources and infrastructure of different treatment layers to reduce the number of serious cases and fatalities in the capital.

MoH asks for cancellation of Tết fireworks displays

The Ministry of Health has asked cities and provinces nationwide to cancel firework displays for Tết (Lunar New Year), which falls on January 31, as concerns rise over a spike in COVID-19 cases.

HCM City ready for highly transmissible COVID variant during Tết holidays The HCM City health sector is fully prepared to respond to the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays.

Quảng Ninh and Lào Cai halt fruit truck reception at some border gates The northern provinces of Lào Cai and Quảng Ninh have decided to temporarily halt receiving vehicles carrying fresh fruit for export to China via some of their border gates and crossings, as congestion is still an issue.

All districts and towns in Hà Nội set to yellow, orange coronavirus risk status; Hoàn Kiếm's in-person dining resumes

As of Saturday, 23 districts and towns in Hà Nội have been classed as yellow COVID risk areas (medium risk), while seven have been labelled orange (high risk).

COVID patients must get timely access to treatment: Hà Nội leader

Vice Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee Chử Xuân Dũng has asked local authorities and health units to rearrange human resources to avoid COVID-19 cases failing to get timely treatment.

HCM City to complete COVID-19 vaccination for risk group HCM City plans to complete the vaccination of people at risk from COVID-19 by January 20 while pressing on with rapid testing for this group.