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Vaccine 'passport' could help save tourism

Large-scale Covid-19 vaccinations are expected to help restore travelers’ confidence, loosen travel restrictions and normalize tourism activities.

Healthcare workers a protective shield against COVID-19

Recent weeks has seen healthcare workers spare no effort in tracking down, quarantining, testing, and treating people infected with COVID-19 to slow the spread of the virus among the community.

Secondary school students invent 3-in-1 body temperature device

Two schoolboys in Binh Duong have created an automatic body temperature measurement machine that can also be used to disinfect hands and take the roll-call. The machine is being used at their school.

Vietnam recruitment demand surges in 1H 2021

Strongest recruitment plans for the next three to six months are seen in manufacturing and processing and construction sectors.

Businesses stay steadfast and flexible like bamboo, despite pandemic

Amid difficulties, many Vietnamese businesses are still staying firm and seeking opportunities to rise up. The Vietnamese spirit has helped them survive and prosper, further developing the economy.

Hanoi students to return to schools on March 2

Students in Hanoi are set to come back to school on March 2, according to a dispatch issued by the municipal People’s Committee on February 27.

COVID-19: Vietnam records 6 more cases over 24 hours

The Ministry of Health has confirmed six more coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, all detected in Hai Duong province, the country’s epicenter of the fresh outbreak.

E-commerce to continue booming in 2021

The Vietnamese e-commerce market is forecast to continue to boom in 2021, with revenue surpassing last year's figure.

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

A total of 74 volunteers were given the Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, in phase II of human trials on Friday.

Van Don Int’l Airport reopens from March 3

The international airport is ready to resume operations after one month of closure to prevent Covid-19.

First Vietnam medical achievement award calls 16 winners

The Voice of Ho Chi Minh City, together with the municipal Health Department hosted the first Vietnam medical achievement award ceremony on February 26 to honour 16 contributions to the community’s wellbeing in 2020 from across the nation.

Vietnam records five new COVID-19 cases on February 26 evening

Vietnam reported five new COVID-19 infections on February 26 evening, including four domestically-transmitted cases in Hai Duong and one imported case in Dong Thap province.

Ministry asked to approve US, Russian COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccination will start in early March, and 1.2 million more doses may be added to the programme in late March.

 

Over 80% of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam recover on their own after one week

The Ministry of Health’s statistics show that more than 80% of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam had only mild symptoms such as mild fever, cough, and fatigue, and recovered on their own after about one week.

 

Students tired of online learning

Seeing his son get excited about online learning, Thu decided to register him for an English online class run by an overseas Vietnamese who teaches via Zoom.

Eight COVID-19 cases recorded on February 25

Eight cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 12 hours to 6pm February 25, including seven locally-infected cases in Hai Duong, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Student volunteers experience memorable trips to epidemic hotspots

At 9 am, an ambulance left Field Hospital No 1 in Hai Duong province, carrying a group of students to a site in Chi Linh City where they needed to take samples for tests for SARS-nCov-2.

Japanese man died carrying new coronavirus variant

The Japanese man who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after dying at a hotel in Hanoi carried a Covid-19 variant found for the first time in Vietnam.

No new COVID-19 infections recorded on early February 25, 1,804 recoveries

The Ministry of Health posted no new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases on the morning of February 25, keeping the national tally at 2,412, while the total recoveries reached a total of 1,804 .

Individuals found making false statements, hindering fight against Covid-19

An official in Hai Duong, a female teacher in Hai Phong, and other individuals have evaded medical declarations or given false information, violating the regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control.