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.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed an additional 3,950 locally transmitted and 27 imported COVID-19 cases in 27 cities and provinces nationwide during the past 12 hours, raising its daily caseload to 7,968, a record high figure.

VOV.VN - After applying social distancing measures in Hanoi as part of the fight against COVID-19, many places in the capital are left virtually deserted, while several streets and markets remain crowded.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is home to a large expat community, with many falling victim to fake news regarding COVID-19. A group of zingnews.vn correspondents sets out to find out how expats are dealing with the current spread of incorrect information.  

VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese students have won three gold and two silvers at the 2021 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) virtually hosted by Lithuania, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) announced on July 24.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to use Andrographis, an Asian herb, to treat COVID-19 patients on a trial basis.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to war invalids and sick soldiers in the northern province of Ha Nam on July 23, on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of Day of Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha presented the "For the Cause of Natural Resources and Environment" insignia to Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Kari Kahiluoto in recognition of his contribution to the sector at ceremony held in Hanoi on July 23.

VOV.VN - All four Vietnamese students have won medals, including a gold, at the 2021 International Biology Olympiad (IBO) which was virtually held by Portugal, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

VOV.VN - As many as 3,991 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 19 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 12 hours, raising the cumulative tally of infections in the country to 86,957.

VOV.VN - Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, will begin social distancing measures over 15 days, starting at 06.00am on July 24, in an attempt to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - All six Vietnamese students have won a gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad virtually held by Russia, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong on July 23 received 150,000 boxes of medicines worth VND62.6 billion from AstraZenaca to help treat patients with non-communicables diseases amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The programme to assist businesses in digital transformation for the 2021-2025 period of the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the USAID-funded Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (LinkSME) project have announced a support package to help enterprises promote digital transformation.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on July 23 issued a document on intensifying the handling of fake news and untrue information about COVID-19 on the internet.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has asked for more medical staff to support its COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed an additional 3,397 locally transmitted and 12 imported COVID-19 cases in 30 cities and provinces nationwide during the past 12 hours, raising its daily caseload to 7,307, a record high figure.

VOV.VN - The authorities of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, began a week-long disinfection campaign on July 23 over an initial 3,000ha area and 1,000-km road as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - As many as 8,468 COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been discharged from hospital in Ho Chi Minh City since the resurgence of the virus in late April, according to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC)

VOV.VN - A tropical low depression is moving along the northern and central coasts of Vietnam, bringing torrential rain to coastal localities of the northern and central regions.

VOV.VN - Roughly 100 COVID-19 patients in critical condition and 300 severely-ill patients are currently receiving treatment at a COVID-19 rehabilitation hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Health has decided to allocate 63 specialised trucks for COVID-19 vaccine transport, produced by Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO), to seven military regions across the country under the management of the Ministry of National Defence.

Vietnam aims to use 100% of environmentally-friendly plastic bags and packaging at shopping malls and supermarkets by 2025, according to a project on strengthening management of plastic waste in Vietnam approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on July 22.

More than 2,000 medical devices and supplies have been transported to a field storage serving COVID-19 prevention and control activities in Ho Chi Minh City - the country's current largest pandemic hotspot, and other southern localities.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) of Ho Chi Minh City said on July 22 that it had sent an official dispatch to authorized agencies, proposing the use of its religious establishments as temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals and quarantine facilities for Buddhist monks and nuns.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, Ho Chi Minh City has introduced more restrictive measures in an effort to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus due to continued transmission throughout the locality.

VOV.VN - A plane carrying more than 1.2 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses touched down at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on July 23 morning.