covid-19 news
The Ministry of Health has proposed considering COVID-19 a Group A infectious disease, not an endemic disease in its latest draft on COVID-19 prevention and control measures in the new situation.
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 enters Vietnam
Health ministry issues latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccination
Covid booster shot refusers in HCMC must take responsibility: authority
National Assembly sets up team to inspect wrongdoings in COVID-19 fight
Health Ministry proposes changing Covid prevention protocol
Ministry proposes to lift Covid-19 travel insurance for int’l arrivals
Vietnam jumps up COVID-19 recovery index: Nikkei Asia
HCM City to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses next week
Amid a faltering recovery, aviation authority calls on further support for airlines
Vietnam jumps 30 notches in latest COVID-19 Recovery Index by Nikkei
Vietnam's vaccination of children carried out safely
Health ministry asks localities to start inoculation for children aged 5-11 right when COVID vaccines arrive
The health ministry has asked localities to prepare to carry out the inoculation of children aged 5-11 years old against COVID-19 as soon as the vaccines are distributed, likely to be in early April.
Vietnam spends US$865 million importing COVID-19 test kits
Vietnam has spent a total of VND19,900 billion (roughly US$865 million), importing COVID-19 test kits since the pandemic broke out in 2020, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam mulls removing Covid from list of extremely dangerous infectious diseases
The Government will study how to remove Covid-19 from the list of class A infectious diseases, which are extremely dangerous, according to the anti-pandemic program in 2022-2023.
NA Standing Committee urges early issue of new COVID-19 control master plan for 2022-2023
The National Assembly Standing Committee has urged the Government to early issue a master plan on COVID-19 prevention and control for 2022-2023 to deal with many urgent issues.
Proposal on allowing people with Covid-19 to work raises controversy
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has proposed allowing positive cases (F0s) and contacts of Covid patients (F1) to continue to work during quarantine. Many patients do not agree with the proposal.
Coronavirus cases likely to return to workplace in HCM City
Ho Chi Minh City is examining the possibility of allowing COVID-19 infected cases (F0) and close-contact cases (F1) to return to the workplace if their health is guaranteed.
Two-thirds of Covid-impacted households report mental health problems
Besides financial and physical issues, the Covid pandemic has seriously affected people’s mental health, with two of three Covid-impacted households in Vietnam reporting mental health problems, according to the United Nations Development Program.
Health ministry proposes halting daily COVID-19 case update
The Ministry of Health has proposed to temporarily stop announcing new COVID-19 cases on a daily basis to the public amid case spike.