Deputy health minister Trần Văn Thuấn, leader of the ministry’s special task force on clinical trials and development of COVID-19 vaccines, made the request during a progress meeting with experts, as the country deals with a severe fourth wave of infections while vaccine supply is still limited amid a global shortage.

Under the guidance of the Ministry of Health, Vingroup has just successfully negotiated a special order of 500,000 Remdesivir drug vials, that is COVID-19 drug treatment licensed by the FDA of the United Staes.

People in the Tây Nguyên ( the Central Highlands) province of Đắk Nông have been familiar with the image that young people wearing blue shirts of volunteers to stand side by side with the medical force to participate in activities against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic  now required fast, drastic and long-term measures as new infections remained high in localities but many of them might be unprepared for the worst, said Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long. 

A further 186 people have died of COVID-19-related complications, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,881.

Minster of Public Security General To Lam on August 2 asked public security forces to continue their intensive and extensive cooperation with Laos across spheres, especially in the fight against drug crimes.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on August 2 presented 1.7 million meal portions worth 51 billion VND (2.22 million USD) to southern localities which are under the social distancing measures.

Việt Nam’s total COVID-19 cases reached 161,761 on Monday with 389 more deaths after the Ministry of Health reported a daily increase of 7,455.

The Ministry of Health this afternoon announced it will set up a field hospital for treating COVID-19 patients in Hà Nội, under the management of the Hà Nội Medical University Hospital.

Up to 10,000 gift packages, including necessities, will be handed over to needy workers in processing and industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City under a programme launched on August 2.

Vietnam’s major telecom companies including Viettel, VNPT, Mobifone, CMC, FPT, Vietnamobile, and SCTV have announced a joint support package worth 10 trillion (435 million USD) for consumers across the country.

Due to social distancing that prevents regular donors from visiting blood banks, hospitals in HCM City are facing a severe shortage of type O blood.

The Hoàn Mỹ Thủ Đức International General Hospital in HCM City’s Thủ Đức city on Monday began admitting COVID-19 patients after one week of preparation to share the burden with public hospitals and meet the increasing number of cases.

The working day has changed considerably for employees in all different fields. Many of us are working remotely to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But some factories need to have staff on site to ensure the production chain isn’t broken. That means extra safety checks and strict prevention measures.

Việt Nam received 1,188,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility on Monday, bringing the total donations to the country to 8,681,300 doses.

HCM City has deployed 1,200 vaccination teams that will provide 200 shots per team each day, according to the city People's Committee.  

Since the beginning of the pandemic earlier last year, several large-scale disinfectant spraying campaigns have been carried out – especially in severe outbreak-hit urban centres such as Hà Nội, HCM City or Hải Phòng – mostly done by the chemical units of the defence ministry.

The Hà Nội Centre for Disease Control said if any citizens in the city suffer from ailments associated with the virus, they should immediately contact local health centres who will provide tests free of charge.