VOV.VN - A Japanese drug maker has signed a deal on COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer with two Vietnamese companies, according to Dr. Nguyen Ngo Quang, deputy director of the Department of Science, Technology and Training.

The efficiency must be placed first and all medical resources must be mobilised to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of public or private, military or civilian, central or local level.

VOV.VN - A local administration of Hanoi capital has begun applying a market coupon policy to its residents in order to limit gatherings and contact amid an increase in COVID-19 infection cases in the community.

VOV.VN - Incense sticks and candles have been burned at martyrs’ cemeteries across Dien Bien Phu city of Dien Bien province, a former revolutionary base, in order to commemorate fallen soldiers on Vietnam War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

VOV.VN - As many as 1,955 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on July 26 after making a full recovery from the disease, according to the HCM City Centre of Disease Control (HCDC).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recently issued the Vietnamese Youth Development Strategy for the 2021-2030 period under Decision No.1331/QD-TTg.

VOV.VN - More than 2,000 local people have registered to work as volunteers to join the country’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 following an appeal issued by Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son.

VOV.VN - An additional 12,000 volunteers will be receiving the second shot of the domestically-produced Nano Covax vaccine as part of its third phase of human clinical trials that began on July 27, according to the Defence Ministry’s Military Medical University.

VOV.VN - Border guards stationed in the northern border province of Cao Bang have detained 13 individuals who had illegally entered Vietnam by crossing the Vietnam-China border over recent days.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has earmarked nearly VND100 billion (US$4.34 million) to present over 123,000 gifts to policy beneficiaries on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of Day of Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).

Two people in Ca Mau and Vinh Long provinces died in strong winds and heavy rains in the Mekong Delta in recent days as they flattened houses and trees and destroyed crops.

VOV.VN - The Czech Government has decided to donate 2.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to countries in the Balkan region, Africa and Asia this year, including Vietnam,

VOV.VN - As many as 2,764 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 21 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 12 hours, raising the cumulative tally of infections in the country to 109,111.

Egypt’s prosecution agency on July 26 sent a document to the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt asking for coordination to verify the death of a Vietnamese dancer.

VOV.VN - A further 5,174 COVID-19 infections, including 19 imported cases, were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on the evening of July 26 to increase the daily infection count to 7,882.

More than 600 Vietnamese students from 13 countries worldwide participated in an online career workshop held by the Vietnamese Youth Alliance in Singapore (VNYA) on July 24-25.

VOV.VN - Hoi An ancient town, a place of interest in the central province of Quang Nam and the nation as well has swiftly moved to enforce social distancing measures, starting from July 26 following the detection of five new community cases of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The capital has seen Hanoi Lung Hospital go into a state of lockdown from midday on July 26 following the detection of 29 positive COVID-19 cases.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has given the go-ahead to allocate more than VND1.55 trillion, equivalent to US$67.5 million, from this year’s State budget to the Ministry of National Defence to help cope with the nation’s COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division began to disinfect the capital on July 26 with the aim of curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Up to 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States and channeled through the COVAX Facility touched down at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on July 25.

VOV.VN - The nation has signed three agreements for the transfer of COVID-19 vaccine production technology with Russia, the United States, and Japan, according to details provided by Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - A total 2,708 more people were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus on July 26 morning, bringing the national infection count since the start of the pandemic early last year to 101,173, according to the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi-run Lung Hospital has been cordoned off for chemical disinfection and extensive testing after 14 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed an additional 3,552 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in 31 cities and provinces nationwide during the past 12 hours, raising its cumulative tally of infections to 98,465.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception on July 24 for a delegation of 50 revolution contributors and relatives of martyrs, who represented nearly 10 million people who rendered services to the revolution across the country, on the occasion of the 74th War Invalids and Martyrs Day.

VOV.VN - The municipal administration of Hanoi capital has decided to set up field hospitals in resettlement areas to isolate and treat COID-19 patients.

VOV.VN - In a report submitted to the National Assembly on July 24, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long admitted that Vietnam’s vaccine rollout is slow and the national vaccination rate remains low at 5%.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on July 24 evening received the second shipment of 3 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the government of the United States and channeled through the COVAX Facility.

VOV.VN - As many as 3,979 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 21 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 12 hours, raising the cumulative tally of infections in the country to 94,913.