Factories in Hải Dương Province to conduct routine COVID-19 testing for employees and managers

Hải Dương Province management board of industrial zones (IZs) has asked enterprises in the locality to routinely test their employees and managers for COVID-19.

74 volunteers receive made-in-Việt Nam COVID-19 vaccine in human trial's Phase II

A total 74 volunteers were given Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, in the phase II of human trials on Friday at two administration sites in Hà Nội and Long An Province.

15 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday evening Fifteen new COVID-19 cases were reported on Friday evening raising the total number of patients in Việt Nam to 2,362, said the Ministry of Health.

HCM City uses university dormitories as quarantine facilities

HCM City is resuming the use of university dormitories as quarantine facilities along with 52 other quarantine areas, with a total of 4,500 beds in hospitals and districts, according to the city Department of Health.

HCM City airport gives COVID tests to passengers returning from the north

HCM City authorities are testing arrivals from three major airports in the north (Nội Bài in Hà Nội, Vân Đồn in Quảng Ninh Province and Cát Bi in the northern port city of Hải Phòng) as tens of thousands of passengers are returning after the Lunar New Year holiday.

Pandemic reveals enterprises’ view of responsibility The unprecedented challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted more than ever the importance of responsible crisis management and sustainable development at enterprises.

Hà Nội to roll out COVID-19 vaccinations to all residents Hà Nội authorities plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to all residents, said a senior official.

COVID-19 patient in HCM City has UK variant The HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases on February 1 has confirmed that a COVID-19 patient from Hải Dương Province, who is being treated at Củ Chi Field Hospital in HCM City, has the variant of SARS-CoV-2 identified in the UK in the fall of 2020.

Việt Nam confirms first COVID-19 patient carrying South Africa variant The patient is a 25-year-old female expert from South Africa who landed in Việt Nam at Nội Bài International Airport on December 19, after transiting through Doha, Qatar.

HCM City tightens preventive measures after COVID-19 outbreak in north HCM City has called for tighter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday after Việt Nam identified 82 new Covid-19 cases related to the two that were diagnosed on Thursday (Jan 28), the highest number recorded in a single day in the country.