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There are increasing concerns the prolonged vaccine shortage may soon lead to the resurgence of infectious diseases in Vietnam.

Singapore has been in the middle of a new COVID-19 wave with daily infections rising from about 1,400 in March to roughly 4,000 cases a day last week, Singaporean Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has said.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has set up a plan for HIV/AIDS prevention and control in the city by 2030.

Ho Chi Minh City targets to reduce the rate of hepatitis B virus infection in children under five years old to less than 0.5%, and prevent mother-to-child transmission of the hepatitis B virus by 2050.

Up to 98.7% of people in HCM City have antibodies to COVID-19, which developed after the unprecedented wave of infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant in early March, according to data from HCM City’s Department of Health.

Cambodia and Vietnam lead the Southeast Asian region that is on the mend from the pandemic, Nikkei's latest and last COVID-19 Recovery Index shows.

The number of children affected with Adenovirus has dramatically increased since August, according to the National Children’s Hospital in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Health has issued a guidance on the wearing of masks in public places for COVID-19 prevention and control, clarifying to who and where it is a must.

Vietnam is currently one of four countries offering the best HIV/AIDS treatment in the world along with Germany, the UK and Switzerland, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son at a recent fundraising event for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Vietnam logged an additional 2,814 COVID-19 cases on August 17, raising the country’s total caseload to 11,373,276, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Hue Central Hospital in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 10 launched its Expanded Infection Control and Investigation Unit (EICI) sponsored by PATH, an US non-profit organisation targeting improvement of public health.

Vietnam recorded 1,602 COVID-19 cases on August 6, according to the Ministry of Health.

The national caseload of COVID-19 reached 10,758,189 on July 14 with 932 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prof. Dr. Phan Trong Lan, Director of the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine emphasised the need to take booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines while speaking at a seminar on the matter held by the government portal on July 1.

A total 769 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm June 27 to 4pm June 28, according to the Ministry of Health.

A total 888 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm June 21 to 4pm June 22, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam recorded 699 new COVID-19 infections – all locally transmitted – in the past 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 10,737,107.

Vietnam and the Philippines showed their best performances in the COVID-19 Recovery Index for May announced by Nikkei Asia on June 3 as both managed to ease restrictions while keeping infections low.

New cases of COVID-19 dropped strongly to under 100 in many localities on May 21, with a total 1,457 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm May 20 to 4pm May 21, according to the Ministry of Health.

A total of 2,175 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Vietnam in the past 24 hours to 4pm on May 9, according to the Ministry of Health.