Vietnam reports first Omicron variant infection case
Vietnam reports first Omicron infection (Dantri) By Phong Lan Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: A person who recently arrived in Vietnam from the UK has been found infected with the Covid-19 Omicron variant, which is the country’s first, the local Ministry of Health announced Tuesday. According to the Ministry, the person arrived at Hanoi-based Noi […]
Vietnam starts giving Covid-19 vaccine to children
By PhongLan Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: Approximately 1,500 students aged 16-17 in Vietnam’s largest epicentre of Ho Chi Minh City were given their first Covid-19 vaccine jabs on a trial basis on October 27. They were the first young people in Vietnam to have received the vaccine against Covid-19. They had to bring the […]
Vietnam strongly commits to climate change response ahead of COP26
By Phong Lan Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: As one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, Vietnam is determined to respond to climate change with lots of activities and commitments being made by local authorities and people. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam on October 22 launched a news portal on […]
16 animals culled at Vietnam’s Covid-19 quarantine area
By Cu Thi Lan Editor at Dantri/Dtinews Online Newspaper- Vietnam HANOI: 16 animals including 15 dogs and one cat have just been culled at a Covid-19 quarantine area in Vietnam as local authorities claimed they had to do that as part of Covid-19 prevention efforts. According to an official in the country’s southern province of Ca […]
Vietnam successfully produces first batch of Russian Sputnik V vaccine
By Cu Thi Lan Editor at Dantri/Dtinews Online Newspaper- Vietnam HANOI: A Vietnamese company announced Friday that it has successfully produced the first batch of the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam. According to the Company for Vaccine and Biological Production No.1 (Vabiotech), a vaccine quality control appraisal report by the Gamaleya National Center […]
Vietnam implements drastic and responsible measures to prevent covid-19
By Pham Dinh Hiep, reporter/editor, Ha Noi Moi HANOI: Authorities at all levels from the central to local levels have stepped up the prevention of Covid-19. The Government promptly issues directives and policies; regularly directing the Ministry of Health, localities and functional agencies to carry out the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic. The Prime Minister irregularly […]
Volunteers taking care of babies born to COVID-19 mothers in Vietnam
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri HO CHI MINH CITY: Dozens of volunteers are taking care of babies born with Covid-19-infected mothers at a newly-opened centre in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The Have Only Positive Expectations (HOPE) Centre opened in late August by the […]
US Vice President opens new CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office in Vietnam
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri HANOI: US Vice President Kamala D. Harris on August 25 launched the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Southeast Asia Regional Office in Hanoi. The launching ceremony saw the attendance of the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, US CDC […]
Vietnam expects to produce Covid-19 medicine by late 2021
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri HANOI: Vietnamese scientists have successfully produced antiviral medication called Vipdervir that is expected to be used for Covid-19 treatment by the end of this year. At a meeting held on August 10, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health announced that Vipdervir has proved to be […]
Vietnam’s economic hub struggles to curb new Covid-19 outbreak
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HO CHI MINH CITY: Vietnam’s biggest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City is experiencing the largest ever Covid-19 outbreak which seems hard to curb despite strict preventive measures by local authorities. Medical staff shortage Ho Chi Minh City authorities […]
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