HANOI – Vietnam has switched its target in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic from controlling infections to controlling serious cases and deaths only, while heading to remove the disease from its “especially dangerous” list. The approach has been specified in a government resolution issued Thursday about COVID-19 prevention and control work in 2022 and 2023. … Read more
HO CHI MINH CITY – New COVID-19 infections have been on the rise in Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the country’s former pandemic hotspot, in recent days, with Omicron currently the dominant variant here, according to the city’s center for disease control (HCDC). The southern hub recorded 1,356 new infections and 334 cases … Read more
HANOI : Vietnam will lift coronavirus restrictions on international flights for fully vaccinated passengers from Tuesday, the country’s aviation authority said in a statement. The communist nation has virtually closed itself to the world since March 2020 due to the pandemic, dealing a severe blow to its vital tourism sector. Authorities have slowly eased the … Read more
HANOI – Vietnam reported 23,956 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up more than 2,000 cases from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The daily infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 23,953 locally transmitted and three imported cases. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with highest number of infections on Wednesday with 2,949 … Read more
HANOI – Vietnam reported 11,023 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 11,011 locally transmitted and 12 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality that recorded the highest number of infections on Tuesday with 2,705 cases, followed by central Da Nang city with 783 cases and northern Hai Phong … Read more
