On January 19, in Hanoi, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, on behalf of the Party and the State, presented the “Labor Hero in the Doi Moi (Renewal) Period” title to the People's Physician Prof. Dr. Huynh Thi Phuong Lien who researched Japanese encephalitis vaccine – the first Vietnam-made vaccine to be exported abroad.

The Covid-19 fear and closure of international borders will not hinder Dr Nur Amalina Che Bakri from planning her double wedding receptions in Britain and Malaysia.