Vietnam's capital to extend COVID-19 curbs as new clusters emerge

FILE PHOTO: A woman wears a protective mask as she exercises on the street amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31. REUTERS/Thanh HueHANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s capital Hanoi will extend coronavirus restrictionsuntil Aug. 22, the state Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported on Friday, after authorities warned of new clusters of infections detected […]

Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variant

FILE PHOTO: Medical workers in protective suits stand outside a quarantined building amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue(Corrects spelling of “than” in paragraph seven) HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam health minister Nguyen Thanh Long said on Saturday the country has detected a new variant of the coronavirus, a […]

Vietnam culls 100,000 poultry as bird flu outbreaks spread

FILE PHOTO: Chickens are seen at a farm in Hanoi, Vietnam April, 24, 2018. REUTERS/KhamHANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has culled more 100,000 poultry so far this year in a bid to contain the spread of bird flu in the Southeast Asian country, the government said on Monday. The country has reported outbreaks of the highly […]

Vietnam confirms latest virus outbreak is more contagious UK variant

FILE PHOTO: Journalists hold their sample tubes at the National Convention Center, the venue for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam January 29, 2021. REUTERS/KhamHANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s health minister said on Tuesday a newly detected coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 276 […]