A total 338 outbound travel agencies in Vietnam applied for revocation of business licenses last year, three times higher than 2019, due to the Covid-19 crisis.
The central province of Khanh Hoa has been asked to stay vigilant in COVID-19 prevention and control, especially when the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday is just around the corner.
The first stage human trials for a Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals will begin on January 21.
Vietnam’s strong growth momentum in manufacturing is expected to continue in 2021, supported by growing external demand from trade deals such as the EVFTA, UKVFTA, and RCEP.
Patient 1,435, a Vietnamese woman repatriated from the UK, has been confirmed as the first COVID-19 case with VOC 202012/01, a recently found and highly contagious variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, in Vietnam.
The last of the nine people who entered Vietnam illegally last week, some with Covid-19, and their smuggler have been tracked down.