An online workshop and training programme on community-based disaster risk management in coastal localities is taking place on July 6-8.

The Investigation Security Agency of Can Tho city’s Department of Public Security has decided to commence criminal proceedings against a man from Hanoi for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate the interests of the State, the rights and interests of organisations and individuals.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a dispatch requiring intensified efforts to better COVID-19 prevention and control amidst complex developments of the pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam’s largest economic hub.

VOV.VN - Despite being provided with assurances of no food shortages, residents of Ho Chi Minh City have continued to flock to supermarkets to stock up on supplies following an increase in COVID-19 cases in the southern city.

VOV.VN - All individuals seeking to return to their localities from Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, must self-isolate at home for a period of seven days and undergo three tests for the virus, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - The US Department of Defense has presented a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine and mobile lab equipment to the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam to enhance its mobile testing capabilities.

VOV.VN - A further 400 locally acquired coronavirus cases have been documented in 11 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past six hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 347 cases.

VOV.VN - The first batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine known as Comirnaty numbering 97,110 doses arrived at Vietnam’s Noi Bai International Airport on July 7 morning.

Per capita monthly income of Vietnamese people was averaged at VND4.2 million (US$182.7) in 2020, down 1% year-on-year, according to a survey conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - A tropical low depression is moving closer to the Gulf of Tonkin and is anticipated to gain strength and affect Vietnam’s northern coast in coming hours.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese health authorities reported five more COVID-19 related deaths on July 7, taking the nation’s total death toll for the pandemic to 102.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has built four makeshift hospitals with a capacity of 12,000 beds in order to receive and treat local COVID-19 patients amid rising infections in the city.

VOV.VN - Nearly one million students from across the country began the first phase of national high school graduation exams on July 7.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications has written to the municipal government presenting three solutions applying technology to monitor those undergoing home quarantine after having direct contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Nearly 1.3 million poor and near-poor households had got access to loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) to cope with COVID-19 in the first half of this year.

VOV.VN - Nearly one million Vietnamese high-school graders began their special graduation exams on July 7 amid the COVID-19 threats in many cities and provinces nationwide.

VOV.VN - The United States has rolled out more than two million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam and the vaccine is due to arrive on July 7-8, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - As many as 277 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in six Vietnamese cities and provinces during the past 12 hours, including 270 cases in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 6 evening confirmed three more fatalities relating to COVID-19 and underlying health conditions, pushing the country’s death toll since the pandemic started early last year to 97.

VOV.VN - A further 504 people, including four entrants to the country, were confirmed positive for the SASR-CoV-2 virus on the evening of July 6, thereby taking the daily infection count to 1,029, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Health.

Nestlé Vietnam and Nestlé Waters’ bottled water brand La Vie have announced their stronger cooperation in sustainable water resources management and production.

Vietnamese scientist Nguyen Hoang Minh has won the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Research Award for Young Scientists in 2021.

The article “Several theoretical and practical issues in socialism and the path toward socialism in Vietnam” holds significance, reflecting a strategic vision, brainpower and dedication of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong to Vietnam’s revolutionary cause.

VOV.VN - Thousands of local people patiently lined up outside of Military Hospital 175 in Go Vap district of Ho Chi Minh City on July 6 in order to undergo COVID-19 testing to be eligible to travel to other cities and provinces for work purposes.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan hosted a ceremony on July 6 in order to receive donations of approximately VND1.3 billion for the country’s COVID-19 vaccine fund from various Japanese trade unions and companies where Vietnamese interns are working.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has devised a response plan specifically for a scenario in which the number of COVID-19 patients reaches up to 15,000, including 500 severe cases.

VOV.VN - Municipal leaders have warned of the high risk of COVID-19 pandemic transmission, requesting that local residents strictly follow pandemic prevention measures and make full medical declarations when returning from hotspots.

VOV.VN - Two tropical depressions have begun forming in the East Sea, with a tropical low-pressure system likely to turn into a storm on July 7, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorology Forecasting.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been certified with the highest 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating for the safety measures and improved hygiene processes introduced by the firm to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed a further 248 positive COVID-19 cases at midday on July 6, with Ho Chi Minh City suffering the highest number of infections at 209, raising its infection tally in the ongoing wave to 7,114.