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HCMC recommends Covid vaccine shots for new subvariant

HCMC recommends Covid vaccine shots for new subvariant

HCMC has recommended the elderly, pregnant and those with underlying conditions get full doses of Covid-19 vaccines as the threat of a new variant looms.
HCMC detects new subvariant as Covid hospitalizations rise

HCMC detects new subvariant as Covid hospitalizations rise

Southeast Asian countries raise travel alerts amid rising Covid cases

Southeast Asian countries raise travel alerts amid rising Covid cases

Philippines' Marcos tests positive for Covid-19

Philippines' Marcos tests positive for Covid-19

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has tested positive for Covid-19, but remains healthy enough to hold online meetings, his office said on Tuesday.
December 4, 2023 | 03:46 pm PT
Vietnam dismantles last Covid field hospital

Vietnam dismantles last Covid field hospital

Vietnam's last Covid-19 field hospital in HCMC has been dismantled, about a week after the disease was downgraded to a common disease.
October 28, 2023 | 09:30 pm PT
Weeds, floodwaters overtake Vietnam's last Covid field hospital

Weeds, floodwaters overtake Vietnam's last Covid field hospital

Vietnam's last remaining Covid-19 field hospital in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, has become flooded and overgrown with weeds thanks to the pandemic’s cessation.
October 26, 2023 | 05:18 pm PT
Vietnam downgrades Covid to common disease

Vietnam downgrades Covid to common disease

The Vietnamese government has decided to classify Covid-19 as a common infectious disease.
October 19, 2023 | 06:48 pm PT
Construction starts on Hope School for Covid orphans

Construction starts on Hope School for Covid orphans

Construction work started in Da Nang on Saturday for a two-block five-story building of Hope School for children orphaned by Covid-19.
September 17, 2023 | 08:04 pm PT
Health ministry raises Covid concern as new variant rears head

Health ministry raises Covid concern as new variant rears head

The Ministry of Health has asked local authorities around the country to collect coronavirus samples for gene sequencing following the emergence of EG.5, a new Omicron subvariant.
August 14, 2023 | 11:14 pm PT
Vietnamese in China breathe easier with loosened Covid policy

Vietnamese in China breathe easier with loosened Covid policy

China continues to maintain its zero-Covid strategy through the third year of the pandemic, but Vietnamese people there are feeling more comfortable with loosened restrictions and lighter quarantine regulations.
December 7, 2022 | 05:57 pm PT
How the most prevalent Covid symptoms have changed

How the most prevalent Covid symptoms have changed

Loss of smell, fever and shortness of breath are no longer the most common symptoms but a sore throat, runny nose, sneezing and headache.
October 28, 2022 | 04:08 pm PT
Covid cases on the rise in HCMC

Covid cases on the rise in HCMC

With more people contracting Covid-19 and the number of severe cases rising again, a Ho Chi Minh City health official has warned of another wave.
August 29, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
Covid yet to become common illness: health ministry

Covid yet to become common illness: health ministry

The end of Covid-19 should not be declared yet since its incidence has not stabilized and continues to fluctuate, the Ministry of Health has said.
August 11, 2022 | 10:40 pm PT
New Covid wave in Vietnam unlikely: experts

New Covid wave in Vietnam unlikely: experts

Though the number of daily infections and severe cases keeps rising, experts said it is implausible for Vietnam to experience another Covid-19 wave.
July 28, 2022 | 04:58 pm PT
No need for Covid mandates for fear of vaccine expiration

No need for Covid mandates for fear of vaccine expiration

It is okay if vaccines expire, it is okay to get rid of them. With Covid-19 in decline, vaccination mandates are no longer needed.
June 27, 2022 | 07:49 pm PT
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