(VOVWORLD) - The number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise in the past 24 hours as of 4pm Thursday to a record 26,032, including 9 imported cases, up over 2,000 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and other world leaders on Wednesday called for 23 billion USD in donation to COVAX to end the pandemic as a global emergency this year.

(VOVWORLD) -From 4pm on Tuesday to 4pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 23,956 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number of daily infections since the onset of the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese scientists say the Omicron variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may survive on plastic and skin significantly longer than earlier versions of the virus.

(VOVWORLD) - Incident Manager Abdi Mahamud of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that 130 million cases and 500,000 deaths were reported globally since Omicron was declared a variant of concern in late November.

(VOVWORLD) - The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Health to accelerate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and drugs, and purchase sufficient vaccines to vaccinate children 5 to 12 years old.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Commonwealth on Monday made a commitment to ensure that the most vulnerable countries will have access to COVID-19 vaccines so they can restore their economies.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam logged additional 21,909 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours as of 4 pm Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 16,815 new cases of COVID-19 and 9,665 recoveries on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -From 4pm on Saturday to 4pm on Sunday, 14,112 new cases were recorded on the National COVID-19 Case Management System, an increase of 1,945 cases compared to the previous day, in 56 provinces and cities.