Vietnam to treat Covid as common disease in late June
HCMC – The Ministry of Health is currently developing a plan to address relevant issues before reclassifying Covid-19 from a Group A infectious disease to a Group B disease by the end of this month. Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong mentioned the plan at a medical communications talk
Reflections on pandemic
Many deputies expressed their views on the pandemic, highlighting both the unity and compassion shown by the population and the opportunistic behavior of some officials. They also addressed the existing legal loopholes and the need for short-term and long-term actions. The comprehensive report on
PM seeks to declare Covid-19 pandemic is over
HCMC – The prime minister has told the Ministry of Health to coordinate with other relevant ministries and departments to prepare the necessary documents for shifting Covid-19 from type A to type B infectious disease and announce the Covid-19 pandemic is over in Vietnam. The Government Office
Vietnam approves first traditional Covid-19 medicine
HCMC – Sunkovir is Vietnam’s first traditional medicine for treatment of the coronavirus disease to be licensed for circulation nationwide by the Ministry of Health from April 12 this year. At a seminar, “Effectiveness of traditional medicine products in preventing and treating the Covid-19 and
Former deputy foreign minister accused of taking VND21.5-billion in bribes
HCMC – To Anh Dung, former deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, has been charged with accepting VND21.5 billion in bribes from the businesses he handpicked to join the Covid-19 repatriation flight plan. Dung, 58, was in charge of approving the flights that brought Vietnamese nationals back home
Nine more prosecuted over Covid-19 repatriation flights
HCMC – A former official at the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and eight other individuals, including seven business leaders, have been prosecuted over their alleged involvement in repatriation flights conducted during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said
Over three-fourths of available Covid vaccine doses in HCMC expire
HCMC – HCMC now has over 339,370 Covid-19 vaccine doses in stock, but only 81,800 of them are yet to expire, data from the city’s Department of Health showed. The figures were revealed on March 3, as National Assembly deputies looked into the city’s management of Covid-19 vaccines and
Warning issued against former Govt Office chief
HCMC – The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee has issued a warning against Mai Tien Dung, former Minister-Chairman of the Government Office, over his serious violations. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a Secretariat meeting today, January 13, to look into the
HCMC on alert for new Omicron subvariant
HCMC – HCMC’s healthcare sector has prepared medical equipment and facilities for Covid-19 treatment as a new highly transmissible Omicron subvariant known as XBB has been detected in the city. The above information was given yesterday, January 11, by the HCMC Department of Health, expressing
PM urges Covid vigilance as new variants emerge
HCMC – The prime minister has ordered cities, provinces and relevant departments to stay vigilant against Covid-19, especially at border gates, as new variants of the coronavirus have emerged. People entering the country from nations and territories hit by new and dangerous Covid variants should
New Omicron subvariant detected in HCMC, Tay Ninh
HCMC – XBB, a new Omicron subvariant, has been found in HCMC and neighboring Tay Ninh Province. The situation might turn complicated in the coming time, as the loosening of Covid-19 measures in many countries could lead to a spike in infections, and the virus might continue to evolve, said the
Hanoi vice chair detained over Covid repatriation flights
HCMC – Ministry of Public Security (MPS) investigators have detained Chu Xuan Dung, vice chairman of the Hanoi City People’s Committee, on alleged charges of taking bribes in the Covid-19 repatriation flights case. Lieutenant General To An Xo, office chief and spokesperson of the MPS, told the