(VOVWORLD) - The world had recorded 472 million COVID-19 infections and 6.1 million deaths as of Tuesday, according to worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 131,713 new cases of COVID-19 infections and 179,640 recoveries on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - There were 141,151 new COVID-19 infections, including two imported cases, recorded across Vietnam on Sunday , according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometers.info, as of Sunday morning, the world recorded a total of nearly 470 million cases of COVID-19, including nearly 6.1 million fatalities.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government Office has issued the Prime Minister's request on COVID-19 vaccination and COVID-19 vaccine purchase and production.

(VOVWORLD) - A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest weekly data.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said that Vietnam on Friday confirmed 163,174 new cases of COVID-19 in 62 provinces and cities, down more than 10,000 cases compared to Thursday. 175,971 recoveries were announced, but 57 patients died during the day.

(VOVWORLD) - Thirty five generic drugmakers around the world will make cheap versions of Pfizer’s highly effective COVID-19 oral antiviral Paxlovid to supply the treatment in 95 poorer countries, the UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vaccination against COVID-19 is a critical and decisive factor in reducing severe cases and hospitalisations in Vietnam, especially as the country reopens borders to international travel, the Ministry of Health has said.

(VOVWORLD) - Germany will lift most restrictions to contain the coronavirus despite infections hitting a record in the country on Thursday.