WHO warns COVID-19 is spreading rapidly

WHO warns COVID-19 is spreading rapidly

(VOVWORLD) - The head of the UN health agency said Wednesday that holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent COVID variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19...
Vietnam’s COVID-19 caseload tops 23,300

Vietnam’s COVID-19 caseload tops 23,300

(VOVWORLD) - Additional 314 new COVID-19 cases were added to the national tally from 7.30pm on Wednesday to 6am on Thursday, raising the caseload to 23,385 which include...
HCM City imposes 15-day social distancing

HCM City imposes 15-day social distancing

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decided to impose social distancing with stricter anti-coronavirus measures over two weeks, starting on Friday, as its...
PM orders stricter measures to fight COVID-19

PM orders stricter measures to fight COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a decree requiring intensified efforts to strengthen COVID-19 prevention and control amidst surging infection cases in Ho Chi Minh City and...
Technology used to fight COVID-19

Technology used to fight COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - As the COVID-19 pandemic has raged, one of the most effective countermeasures has been digital technology. The Vietnamese government has adjusted its pandemic motto from “5K+vaccine” to “5K+vaccine+technology.” The 5K rules include...
Vietnam reports  260 infections Sunday noon

Vietnam reports 260 infections Sunday noon

(VOVWORLD) - In the past 6 hours to 12 noon Sunday, Vietnam recorded 6 imported COVID-19 patients, which were quarantined immediately upon arrival in Kien Giang province, and 254 locally-transmitted cases,...