(VOVWORLD) -10 more volunteers were given a second dose of 50 mcg of Nanocovax vaccine by the Military Medical Academy on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - After completing an obligatory quarantine on Thursday, a team of World Health Organization experts opened an investigation of the origin of the SAR-Cov-2 virus, which was first reported in Wuhan city, China, in December, 2019.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued a directive ordering a lockdown of Chi Linh city in Hai Duong province and temporarily close Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province after authorities detected 84 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Transport has ordered the suspension of all passenger and cargo flights from/to the northern border province of Quang Ninh, where COVID-19 cases were recently detected in the community.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam should get ready to deal with up to 30,000 new community cases of COVID-19 in the worst-case scenario of the new outbreaks, but health authorities are striving to achieve containment within 10 days, Vietnamnews quoted a high-ranking official.

(VOVWORLD) - By 6pm on Thursday, Vietnam has reported 91 new COVID-19 cases including 84 cases of community infection and 7 imported cases.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday requested a speedy response to fresh COVID-19 outbreaks in Quang Ninh and Hai Duong province. 83 cases were confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus on Thursday morning, ending 55-day streak without a local community case in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan (China) rank the top three in a COVID Performance Index of almost 100 countries for their successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Massive testing has been underway in Hai Duong and Quang Ninh and test results showed 82 positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 virus on Thursday morning. These locally-transmitted cases are linked to the two cases of COVID-19 detected on Wednesday night, ending 55-day streak without a local community case in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long held online emergency meeting late Wednesday night with two provinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, where two cases of COVID-19 infection in the community were confirmed. (One case in Hai Duong and one case in Quang Ninh). Aggressive measures to stamp out epidemic in these two provinces have been taken.