(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 12 new imported COVID-19 cases on December 24 evening, raising the total number of infections in the country to 1,433.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 340 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday on a Vietnam Airlines flight.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry held an online conference with 63 provinces and cities on Wednesday to further strengthen epidemic prevention and respond to International Day of Epidemic Preparedness (December 27).

(VOVWORLD) - President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended flights from the United Kingdom to the Philippines starting Thursday over fears of a new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, ABS-CBN News said on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - 360 Vietnamese citizens were brought home on Monday and Tuesday on a Vietnam Airlines flight arranged by Vietnamese and UK agencies.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has called a meeting of members for Wednesday to discuss strategies to counter a new, more infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain.

(VOVWORLD) - Interpol chief Juergen Stock predicted Monday a sharp rise in crimes by thieves seeking to get their hands on precious COVID-19 vaccines.

(VOVWORLD) - One year since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, it has rapidly spread to 230 countries and territories with more than 78 million confirmed cases and 1.7 million deaths. The pandemic has seriously affected global transport and supply chains and pushed many economies into recession.

(VOVWORLD) - The first three volunteers who received a dose of Nanocovax, Vietnam's first COVID-19 vaccine, are in stable condition three days after injection, according to VnExpress.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Sunday reported 2 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 1,413.