(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 28,307 new cases of COVID-19 in 62 provinces and cities nationwide on Sunday, the lowest in the past 2 months.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health reports that on Saturday there were 34,140 new cases of COVID-19 nationwide, about 5,000 cases less than the previous day. 26 deaths were confirmed.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said on Friday that more than 39,300 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the past 24 hours in 62 provinces and cities of Vietnam, a decrease of more than 6,500 cases compared to Thursday. During the day, 60,609 patients recovered.

(VOVWORLD) - The first batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old will arrive in Vietnam on Saturday, said Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen at a government press conference in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has reached agreement on electronic health passports with 19 countries, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometers.info, as of Thursday morning, the world had recorded 495 million cases of COVID-19, with more than 6.1 million fatalities.

(VOVWORLD) - A batch of COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5-11 amounting to nearly 1 million doses is due to arrive in Vietnam on Saturday, said Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen.

(VOVWORLD) - From 4pm on Tuesday to 4pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 49,124 new cases of COVID-19 in 61 out of 63 provinces and cities, down 5,871 cases compared to the previous day. Vietnam’s caseload has so far totaled 9,980,464.

(VOVWORLD) - The coronavirus had caused 494 million infections and 6.2 million deaths as of Wednesday noon, according to worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) -A fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine lowered rates of COVID-19 among the elderly but the protection against infection appeared short-lived, Reuters quoted findings of a study in Israel.