(VOVWORLD) -3 people were detected infected with COVID-19 on Friday and all of them have been quarantined since their arrival in Vietnam, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on Friday evening.

(VOVWORLD) - COVID-19 vaccine deliveries under the COVAX facility coordinated by the World Health Organization to support lower-income countries could start this month, WHO immunization director Kate O’Brien said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometers.com, as of Thursday morning, there have been more than 87 million COVID-19 infections and 1.9 million deaths worldwide.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Wednesday recorded a new case of COVID-19, who is a returnee from France and is being quarantined in the southern province of Binh Duong, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suspended all flights carrying Vietnamese citizens home from countries and territories which has reported the new variant of SARS-CoV-2.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document, requesting that People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities strictly implement COVID-19 preventive measures in culture, sport, and tourism activities.

(VOVWORLD) - 7 COVID-19 cases were detected in Vietnam on Tuesday, all among people quarantined after returning from abroad, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health has proposed suspending or limiting flights from countries and territories that have reported the new variant of coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan is set to impose a new state of emergency in Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures.

(VOVWORLD) - Belgium Health Ministry spokesman Yves Van Laethem said on Sunday the new variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain had spread nearly all over the world.