HCM City has licensed three more companies with approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to collect and treat Covid-19-related wastes to cope with their sharp increase as the pandemic continues unabated.

Việt Nam is speeding up its vaccination drive – the top priority to fight the increasingly complicated COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City will use more hospitals to treat severe COVID-19 patients since the designated hospitals now are almost full, Phan Văn Mãi, deputy secretary of the city Party Committee, has said.

Hanoi will extend the ongoing COVID-19 social distancing order until 6am on August 23.

The Sub-committee for Treatment under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control yesterday announced 296 COVID-19 related deaths in 17 localities from August 1 to 6.

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Hà Nội People’s Committee on Friday afternoon has officially announced its decision to extend the citywide stringent social distancing order for 15 days until 6am August 23.

The Ministry of Public Security on Thursday announced a mobilty management system for people living in pandemic-hit areas, which is connected with the national database of population and residence.

Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on August 6 announced that the city has basically completed the disbursement of the first support package for COVID-19-hit people, with over 611 billion VND (26.56 million USD) given to more than 391,020 local residents.

A book in both Vietnamese and Thai languages highlighting the 45th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic ties (August 6, 1976 - 2021) made its debut on August 6.

Vietnamese ministries, sectors and localities have proactively carried out 12 policies in support of employees and employers who are facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The central city’s people committee closed two bridges – the Hàn River Swing and Thuận Phước – in isolating and limiting travels between the downtown and the Sơn Trà peninsula as 45 out of 77 infection cases found on Thursday were identified at the district.

A further 592,100 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca, arrived at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City on Friday morning.

The Prime Minister ordered authorities to implement more drastic and effective measures to curb infections, minimise deaths and speed up vaccinations

Vietnam on August 5 condemned China’s newly announced military drill near its Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago as a serious violation of the country’s sovereignty.

Kon Pring is a picturesque community-based tourism village surrounded by a valley of thousands of tall green pines. It is likened to a second Đà Lạt in the Central Highlands because of its cool climate year-round.

"Pandemic-free green zones” have been set up across HCM City to ban strangers from entering safe residential areas and encourage locals to stay indoors.

At 11pm on July 26, Trần Văn Dương, the director of Sài Gòn Medical Clinic in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District, and his staff transported several COVID-19 patients to field hospital No.11 in Thủ Đức city.