(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization on Friday approved for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine Covovax produced by the Serum Institute of India under licence from Novavax. The decision paves the way for the inclusion of Covovax in the United Nations-backed COVAX mechanism to provide vaccine to poorer countries around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Friday recorded 15,236 new COVID-19 cases, of which 21 were imported and 15,215 were recorded domestically, down 52 cases compared to the previous day, in 59 provinces and cities.

(VOVWORLD) - More than two years after COVID-19 was first detected on December 8, 2019, the pandemic has raged around the world, claiming thousands of lives each day and causing the worst ever global socio-economic crisis.

(VOVWORLD) - Fully vaccinated foreign arrivals will only need to self-quarantine for 3 days, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The latest coronavirus variant, Omicron, multiplies faster in airways, slower in lungs, according to some recent studies on COVID-19 cited by Reuters.

(VOVWORLD) - Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global programme because some major manufacturers are worried about legal risks from harmful side effects, according to officials and internal documents from Gavi, the charity operating the programme.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health reported 15,270 new cases of COVID-19 in 60 provinces and cities across the country on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The emergence of the Omicron variant has prompted countries to tighten their safety protocols.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said that from 4:00 pm on Tuesday to 4:00 pm on Wednesday, 15,527 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Vietnam. They included 5 imported cases and 15,522 domestic cases. In the past 24 hours, 2,992 patients recovered but 283 others died.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 271.7 million COVID-19 cases and 5.3 million deaths had been recorded worldwide as of Wednesday noon, according to worldometers.info.