Việt Nam to focus more on COVID-19 hospitalisations, deaths rather than case counts

On the heels of its high vaccination rate, Việt Nam might be ready to graduate to the next step of ‘living with COVID-19’ – switching the almost obsessive focus from raw case count over the past two years to other more relevant metrics like hospitalisations, seriously ill cases and deaths.

Việt Nam records over 13,000 new cases on Friday The Ministry of Health announced 13,109 new cases of COVID-19 in Việt Nam on Friday, as cases continue to rise across the country.

13,109 new COVID-19 cases, 137 more deaths reported on Friday

HCM City transport department unveils key transport projects worth trillions of đồng The HCM City Department of Transport plans to earmark VNĐ225 trillion (US$9.89 billion) for 59 key transport infrastructure projects in 2021-25.

MoC to conduct inspections of land fund for social housing in 11 provinces and cities next year The Ministry of Construction has planned to conduct inspections of the management and use of funds for the maintenance of apartment buildings as well as the implementation of holding land funds for building social housing in 11 provinces and cities next year.

Việt Nam advised not to be negligent in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic Việt Nam has been warned there is no room for complacency as a fifth wave of COVID-19 could strike anytime.

Over 12,000 new cases on Thursday, highest in two and a half months The Ministry of Health announced 12,450 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest daily figure in over two and a half months. 

Việt Nam reports 12,450 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday

UNESCO to celebrate Vietnamese poets’ birth, death anniversaries

Poets Nguyễn Đình Chiểu and Hồ Xuân Hương, alongside 58 other cultural icons, have been officially honoured by UNESCO, with their birth and death anniversaries to be commemorated between 2022 and 2023.

Việt Nam has sufficient oxygen production capacity for COVID-19 needs: health official

Deputy health minister Trần Văn Thuấn said Việt Nam’s medical oxygen supply capacity is sufficient to cope with COVID-19 demands amid escalating outbreaks in many areas of the country.