Vietnam to buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine
HANOI – Vietnam has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, as it fights a new outbreak after going several months with no local cases.…
Vietnam PM says next 10 days ‘critical’ in virus fight
HANOI – Vietnam’s Prime Minister says that the next 10 days will be critical in the Southeast Asian country’s fight against a new coronavirus outbreak, which resurfaced late last month…
Vietnam PM says risk of widespread COVID-19 infection ‘very high’
HANOI – The risk of COVID-19 spreading widely in Vietnam is “very high”, its prime minister has said, after a new outbreak in the central city of Danang late last…
Vietnam turns Danang stadium into field hospital amid virus outbreak
HANOI – Vietnam is close to completing the conversion of a sports stadium into a 1,000-bed field hospital in its new coronavirus epicentre Danang, the health ministry says, as it…
Vietnam says contagion ‘under control’ in virus epicentre but spread elsewhere
HANOI – A new coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam has spread to two more provinces, the country’s health minister said, as the COVID-19 task force declares the contagion “under control” in the…
Vietnam capital low on kits for mass tests as nation’s virus cases climb
HANOI – Vietnam has reported 28 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths, bringing total cases to 670, with eight dead, as the capital Hanoi said it lacked the rapid testing kits…
Vietnam says early August “decisive” in containing coronavirus
HANOI – Vietnam is in the midst of a “decisive” fight against the novel coronavirus, its premier says, focusing on the city of Danang where infections have appeared in four…
Vietnam virus outbreak hits factories employing thousands in Danang epicentre
HANOI – The coronavirus outbreak that began in the central city of Danang more than a week ago has spread to at least four factories in the city with a…
Vietnam says origin of Danang outbreak hard to track as virus cases rise
HANOI – Vietnamese authorities say they are finding it hard to track the origin of a fresh coronavirus outbreak that began in the central city of Danang and has infected…
Vietnam reports first coronavirus deaths after months of successful curbs
HANOI – Vietnam recorded its first two deaths from COVID-19 on Friday after winning plaudits worldwide for one of the most successful national responses to the pandemic. The country of…
