Tag: "COVID-19"
COVID-19 still under control in Vietnam amid rising cases in Thailand

COVID-19 still under control in Vietnam amid rising cases in Thailand

Vietnam News 16:18 14/05/2025

Amid surging COVID-19 cases in Thailand, Vietnam still keeps the virus at bay with 148 cases and no deaths logged across 27 provinces and cities since early this year, according to the Ministry of Health.

CEO of Vietnam’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine company passes away

CEO of Vietnam’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine company passes away

Vietnam News 13:42 13/05/2025

Ho Nhan, CEO of Nanogen—the company behind the development of a ‘Made in Vietnam’ COVID-19 vaccine—has passed away at the age of 59.

Aid funding disrupts child vaccinations almost as much as pandemic, says UN

Aid funding disrupts child vaccinations almost as much as pandemic, says UN

World 09:42 24/04/2025

LONDON -- Global aid funding cuts, led by the United States, are disrupting efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases almost as much as the COVID-19 pandemic did, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Trump's White House launches COVID website that criticizes WHO, Fauci and Biden

Trump's White House launches COVID website that criticizes WHO, Fauci and Biden

World 10:13 20/04/2025

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's White House launched a COVID-19 website on Friday in which it blamed the origins of the coronavirus on a lab leak in China while criticizing Democratic former President Joe Biden, former top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci and the World Health Organization.

WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics

WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics

World 15:15 16/04/2025

Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the COVID-19 crisis.

Zero AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses left in Vietnam: NIHE

Zero AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses left in Vietnam: NIHE

Vietnam News 18:51 08/05/2024

The vaccine doses expired in July 2023

Disbandment proposed for last COVID-19 field hospital in Ho Chi Minh City

Disbandment proposed for last COVID-19 field hospital in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam News 11:49 28/10/2023

The hospital was earlier designated to resume operations within 48 hours to receive COVID-19 patients if the pandemic recurs

Last COVID-19 field hospital in Vietnam to close

Last COVID-19 field hospital in Vietnam to close

Vietnam News 09:27 25/10/2023

Dozens of beds, tables, and notebooks containing the names of patients who died of COVID-19 remain inside each room in the intensive care area

Ho Chi Minh City seeks permission to culture novel coronavirus

Ho Chi Minh City seeks permission to culture novel coronavirus

Vietnam News 19:31 01/02/2023

If allowed to culture the new coronavirus, the southern city will be able to better assess herd immunity

Vietnam’s COVID-19 daily count hits 3-month high

Vietnam’s COVID-19 daily count hits 3-month high

Vietnam News 16:30 19/08/2022

A health official believed that the number of announced cases is still lower than that in reality

Vietnam detects fast-spreading BA.2.75 Omicron sub-variant

Vietnam detects fast-spreading BA.2.75 Omicron sub-variant

Vietnam News 17:43 16/08/2022

The county has so far recorded the new Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5, BA.2.12.1, and BA.2.75

All districts must stand ready to reopen COVID-19 hospitals: Ho Chi Minh City health department

All districts must stand ready to reopen COVID-19 hospitals: Ho Chi Minh City health department

Vietnam News 12:29 08/07/2022

All districts in the city must be ready to reopen makeshift COVID-19 hospitals in case the number of patients begins to rise again