(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is having good discussions on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic with Chinese officials, said the WHO’s COVID-19 technical lead Maria Van Kerkhove Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi needs to tighten its COVID-19 response because the coronavirus now has a higher transmission rate than before, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said at a working session with local authorities on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Authorities in Hanoi have ordered the temporary closure of online game and internet shops from Tuesday early morning, as part of the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the city, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung.

(VOVWORLD) - Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has requested Hanoi authorities to consider the establishment of a special hospital to treat COVID-19 patients, given the rapid spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

(VOVWORLD) - 31 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Vietnam on Monday evening, bringing the national count to 1,850.

(VOVWORLD) -The European Union's (EU) top health officials discussed with drug giants on Sunday rapid development and production of vaccines against the new variants of coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong said the 13th National Party Congress, which wrapped up on Monday, was a big success and inspired Vietnam to advance to a new level of development.

(VOVWORLD) - The multinational pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca will give the EU an additional 9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the 1st quarter, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday visited the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China’s central region of Hubei, where the outbreak emerged in late 2019.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on Sunday evening inspected COVID-19 prevention and control measures in Hai Duong and Quang Ninh province, the two new pandemic epicenters of Vietnam.