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Laos urges high-risk groups to get COVID-19 vaccines
World - 11/10/2021
Laos’s National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has urged high-risk groups to go to health facilities to be vaccinated in the context that the country has recorded an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in recent days.
Vietnam, Thailand seek ways to enhance economic cooperation amidst COVID-19
World - 24/09/2021
The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand, in collaboration with the Thai Embassy in Hanoi, co-organised a webinar themed “Vietnam-Thailand economic cooperation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic” on September 23.
Australia's New South Wales reports biggest daily COVID-19 caseload
World - 10/09/2021
Australia's New South Wales state, the epicentre of the country's worst outbreak, reported on Friday 1,542 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, its biggest one-day rise in the pandemic, topping the previous high of 1,533 hit last week.
Laos records rising COVID-19 infections in community
World - 06/09/2021
The Lao Ministry of Health announced on September 5 that the country logged 172 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing to the national count to 15,933, including 16 deaths.
China reports 90 new coronavirus cases for Aug 2 vs 98 a day earlier
World - 03/08/2021
China reported on Tuesday 90 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 2, compared with 98 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission.
South Korea wary of importing Delta variant, tells Vietnamese students to delay travel
World - 02/08/2021
The South Korean government has advised students from 26 countries, including Vietnam, to postpone travel to that country until the end of September amid rising Covid-19 fears.
Vietnam, Israel discuss Covid vaccine aid
World - 13/07/2021
Vietnam on Monday requested Israel to help it access Covid-19 vaccine sources, and share the doses it had ordered.
Global CO2 emissions far off net-zero trajectory
World - 12/04/2021
