(VOVWORLD) - Three medical institutions in Ho Chi Minh city will jointly conduct a genome sequencing study of people previously infected with COVID-19 to better understand the novel coronavirus’s effects on patients with different genetic traits and to try to identify which genes in Vietnamese patients are sensitive to the virus.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported eight imported COVID-19 cases on Sunday evening, raising the total in the country to 1,168, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam had no new cases of COVID-19 to report as of Saturday afternoon, entering the 52nd consecutive day without any new infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - Some countries are on “a dangerous track” in the coronavirus pandemic and hospitals are beginning to reach capacity ahead of winter, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - There has been no new cases of COVID-19 in the community in Vietnam over the past 51 consecutive days since September 3, said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Close to 340 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from more than 30 countries across Europe, America and Africa on early this week as part of joint efforts by relevant Vietnamese agencies and local authorities.

(VOVWORLD) - Two Vietnam Airlines flights on Wednesday brought home 450 Vietnamese citizens from South Korea.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam on Wednesday evening recorded three more new COVID-19 patients who returned from Angola and Russia and were quarantined immediately after entry.

(VOVWORLD) - The New York Times recently ran an article entitled: “Is Vietnam the next ‘Asian mirable’? by Ruchir Sharma, the chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He said containing the COVID-19 pandemic allowed Vietnam to quickly reopen businesses, and it is now expected to be one of the world's fastest-growing economies this year.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam had no new COVID-19 cases to report on Wednesday morning, keeping the national tally at 1,141, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.