Việt Nam to tighten border controls to prevent spread of COVID-19 Việt Nam will tighten border controls to prevent illegal entry as the COVID-19 pandemic is still complex across the world and in Asia.

20 volunteers get second shot of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine Twenty volunteers on Wednesday received the second shot of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine at the Military Medical University in Hà Nội.

Coronavirus patient charged with 'spreading dangerous disease' over illegal entrance Vĩnh Long’s police said on Tuesday that they have launched legal proceedings against COVID-19 Patient No.1,440 for having illegally entered the country while carrying the virus and evading mandatory quarantine late December last year.

Party Central Committee's Secretariat asks for tighter COVID-19 prevention measures The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has called on the entire political system and people of Việt Nam to tighten and follow COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

Top doctors discuss two elderly COVID-19 patients in serious conditions

Leading medical experts from major institutions across Việt Nam on Thursday held a telemedicine meeting to discuss the conditions of two seriously ill COVID-19 patients currently in treatment in Hà Nội and Quảng Nam.

PM orders suspension of flights from UK, South Africa due to new coronavirus variants

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered the suspension of flights carrying Vietnamese citizens home from countries and territories which have reported new variants of SARS-CoV-2 and seen complex pandemic developments, initially the UK and South Africa.

Health sector takes actions to bring happy Tết to all residents

Đỗ Xuân Tuyên, deputy minister of health talks to the press about measures taken to maintain Việt Nam’s success in the fight against COVID-19, and ensuring a happy Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday to all residents

Man leaves quarantine before receiving positive coronavirus test A Vietnamese man who returned to Việt Nam from the US has been confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 by the Hà Nội Centre for Disease Control after being discharged from centralised quarantine.

Health ministry proposes suspending flights from countries with new COVID-19 variant

The Ministry of Health has proposed suspending or limiting flights from countries and territories that have reported the new variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Second Việt Nam-produced COVID-19 vaccine to enter human trials this month

A second Việt Nam-produced COVID-19 vaccine will soon begin human trials, two months ahead of schedule.