VOV.VN - Two more elderly patients have died of COVID-19 and other underlying illnesses in Vietnam, the Ministry of Health said on June 29 evening.

VOV.VN - The Japanese government has decided to donate an additional one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Vietnam and the consignment is due to arrive in July, said the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 172 new locally transmitted and three imported coronavirus cases in 17 cities and provinces during the past six hours, raising its 24-hour caseload to 372, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on June 29.

The New Zealand Embassy in Hanoi is working with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to provide immediate financial support for 420 female workers from factories in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh which have been economically affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has proposed that the World Bank (WB) help Vietnamn research and produce its own COVID-19 vaccines.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has moved to boost COVID-19 prevention and control measures at wet markets after the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread to these crowded areas.

VOV.VN - Samples of Covivac, a Vietnamese produced coronavirus vaccine, have been sent to Canada for evaluation of its effectiveness, according to Prof. Dr. Dang Duc Anh, director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).

Ten outstanding works were honoured at the awards ceremony of the contest “Men take action – Stop Violence against Women” held at the Green One United Nations House in Hanoi on June 28.

Regular international flights can be gradually resumed by the end of 2021 as the COVID-19 situation will improve in the second half of the year when vaccination is accelerated in Vietnam and in the world, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - As many as 102 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 11 cities and provinces of Vietnam during the past six hours, the Ministry of Health said in its 12.00am COVID-19 update on June 29.

VOV.VN - Two patients in Ho Chi Minh City have died of COVID-19 and other underlying health conditions, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has jumped four places to rank 79th in the latest World Happiness Report 2021 released by the United Nations.

VOV.VN - The current hot spell is likely to continue heating up both the northern and central regions over the next few days and will remain until July 4.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong has signed a decision to conditionally approve the Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine known as Moderna for emergency use in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s busiest and most populous locality, is expected to extend social distancing which was imposed a month ago as the number of newly detected cases has increased considerably these days.

As of 5pm on June 28, the national COVID-19 vaccine fund received over VND7.8 trillion (US$338 million), its management board said.

Universities, health institutions and IT companies across the country have been developing a number of technologies and devices to help combat COVID-19.

As many as 190,000 COVID-19 quick test kits presented by authorities and people of some German states arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on June 28 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 95 coronavirus cases in eight localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - The Industry of Chemistry under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has successfully researched a new method for synthesizing Favipiravir, a prescribed drug against SARS-CoV-2, in the laboratory.

VOV.VN - A total of 391 fresh COVID-19 cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, with 218 detected in Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s most populous metropolis, according to a report by the Ministry of Health on June 28 evening.

VOV.VN - Localities in Hanoi have been directed to initiate plans for an upcoming large-scale vaccination campaign in order to ensure that the move takes place on schedule in a manner which is both safe and effective.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese student Tran Duong Chinh, a 12th grader at Hung Vuong Gifted High School, won a gold medal whilst competing at the 2021 European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO), which has been taking place in an online format.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the second worst-hit locality in the latest coronavirus wave recorded 94 out of 149 new COVID-19 cases detected during the six hours to midday on June 28, said the Ministry of Health.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has delivered a message marking the 20th anniversary of Vietnam Family Day (June 28, 2001 – 2021).

The resort island Phu Quoc in southern Vietnam is planning to fully vaccinate its residents against COVID-19 by September to welcome the year-end foreign tourism surge, as part of a vaccine passport pilot programme.

VOV.VN - The management board of Binh Thoi market in District 11 of Ho Chi Minh City have begun the process of issuing thousands of coupons to market goers as part of efforts to prevent large-scale gatherings amid the southern city’s ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the latest detection of a further 97 domestic COVID-19 infections on June 28 morning, with 62 recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, the second worst-hit locality in the ongoing coronavirus wave.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 197 new coronavirus cases in 12 cities and provinces during the past six hours, raising its 24-hour caseload to 323, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on June 27.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has been selected to carry out a pilot scheme on home quarantine for F1 cases that are in first hand contact with a COVID-19 patient if they meet certain conditions.