With the threat of a COVID-19 third wave looming ahead of the year-end festivities, the government is gearing up to take another crack at preventing a holiday-fueled spike in cases
The country's record high of 3292 cases on Thursday marks the highest since the country reported its first COVID-19 case in January last year
The six-month wait for a booster will now be cut to four months for people who are older than 60 and residents of long-term care facilities
The comments, by an infectious disease expert, comes amid concern of a possible drop in efficacy if the same brand is used
UK scientists reported for the first infection spreading from the Alpha variant in cats and dogs
Since last month tourists on chartered flights were granted entry and Indian authorities expanded that to arrivals on commercial flights from today (Nov 15)
The entry of foreign tourists, the first since borders closed almost two years ago, is taking place amid warnings that Covid-19 cases may rise again
Hundreds of health workers will stage a protest rally Thursday
Both drugs work on reducing the viral load in the body, though Paxilovid has to be used in combination with another antiviral drug, Ritonavir
Travellers from countries that have a higher vaccine coverage than Viet Nam will be allowed to enter in the first phase