The National Hospital of Traditional Medicine under the Ministry of Public Security has researched a thermal shockproof T-shirt to help health workers who are on the front lines to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Health Ministry has announced that Vietnam will have more than 120 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021.

VOV.VN - The authorities of Prey Veng province in Cambodia announced on June 6 that a 69-year-old Vietnamese citizen who had previously tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus died after undergoing a week of treatment.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed on June 7 that a local resident who runs a fruit and vegetable stall in a wet market in Dong Anh town of Hanoi capital has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - A magnitude 3.3 earthquake on the Richter scale jolted Bac Tra My, a mountainous district of Quang Nam province, central Vietnam, on the morning of June 7.

VOV.VN - Organisations and individuals have so far committed more than VND5.6 trillion to the national COVID-19 vaccine fund since it was established not long ago to support the national vaccination campaign.

VOV.VN - Forty-four people have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, including 12 in Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s most bustling and populous city.

The Quang Trung Software City Development Co in HCM City is collaborating with the city Departments of Information and Communications and Science and Technology to set up a centre for supporting businesses achieve digital transformation, it says on its website.

VOV.VN - A total of 201 new domestic cases of COVID-19 across six Vietnamese localities were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV2-virus by the Ministry of Health on June 6, with Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City suffering the most infections.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed an eight-month exemption of health insurance premiums, until January next year, for labourers and firms victimised by COVID-19.

Representatives of international organisations in Vietnam have spoken highly of the solidarity and sense of responsibility amongst the people in the COVID-19 fight through the vaccine fund initiative.

Ameii Vietnam exported 10 tonnes of fresh lychee to Thailand by sea on June 5, marking the first time the fresh fruit of Vietnam hit the shelves in Thailand.

Leaders or representatives of religious organisations will be held accountable if their places of worship fail to follow COVID-19 prevention and control rules resulting in virus transmission among dignitaries, followers, and the community, according to the Committee for Religious Affairs.

Vietnam and Russia can cooperation in developing information technology (IT) and implementing major projects in this field, a representative of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) has said.

VOV.VN - 110 years ago, on June 5, a young man named Nguyen Tat Thanh, who later became President Ho Chi Minh, left Vietnam from Nha Rong harbor in Ho Chi Minh City on a French ship, beginning a 30-year journey to find a path to national salvation for Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on June 6 morning reported the latest detection of a further 39 locally-transmitted cases, with the majority found in Bac Giang at 21, Ho Chi Minh City at 10 and Bac Ninh at 8, thereby lifting the overall number of infections in Vietnam to 7,029.

VOV.VN - A COVID-19 vaccine fund made its debut on June 5 evening in Hanoi, featuring the participation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, officials from the Vietnam Fatherland Front, ministries, sectors, and socio-political organisations, business community representatives and others.

VOV.VN - An additional 83 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were reported on June 5 evening, thereby raising the national daily tally to 246, according to data released by the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - Russia is set to discuss cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik-V production with Vietnam, Press Secretary for the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told the media recently.

The administration of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, located at Nha Rong Wharf, on June 5 to celebrate 110 years since the late leader’s start on a journey to look for ways to save the country from colonial yoke.

The clinical trials of Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine candidate Nano Covax are set to enter Phase 3 this month with the optimal dosage of 25mcg, aiming to further test the safety and efficacy of the vaccine in humans before mass production begins.

VOV.VN - The Sub-committee for Treatment under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 5 afternoon announced another death related to COVID-19, the 52 nd fatality in the country to date.

VOV.VN - 91 more local cases of COVID-19 were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in five localities during the six hours to June 5 noon, raising the national infection tally to 5,340 since the resurgence of the virus that hit nation more than one month ago, according to the Health Ministry.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has asked the Ministry of Health to consider administering COVID-19 vaccines to foreign experts in Vietnam, according to a notice of the Government’s Office.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, met on June 4 with representatives from associations and businesses that have contributed ideas and support to the Fund for Vaccination Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh asked localities to outline scenarios for natural disaster responses amid the COVID-19 pandemic at an online national conference on national disaster prevention and control, and research and rescue on June 4.

VOV.VN - A further 75 fresh domestic cases were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in four Vietnamese localities over the past 12 hours, while two more imported infections were detected in Tay Ninh province, the Ministry of Health reported on June 5 morning.

VOV.VN - The Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control confirmed the 51st death relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hanoi on June 4.

The Ministry of Finance has submitted proposals to authorities regarding the issuance of taxation and land lease policies to tackle difficulties and promote production and trade amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The nation registered a total of 219 new domestic cases of COVID-19 across five localities following 87 more local cases being confirmed on the afternoon of June 4, according to the Ministry of Health.