VOV.VN - Since the fourth wave of COVID-19 broke out in Vietnam in late April, hundreds of medical students from Ho Chi Minh City’s universities have enthusiastically supported frontliners in the pandemic fight.

Resolution No. 68/NQ-CP takes important steps towards expanding the coverage and effectiveness of Government relief packages in Vietnam by including new categories of workers to the beneficiaries of government support, and lowering the administrative burden imposed to beneficiaries.

Many non-residents in HCMC have been plunged into unimaginable hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Saigonese are willing to provide a shot in the arm for them to ride out the pandemic together.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded an additional 633 coronavirus cases in 13 cities and provinces nationwide during the past six hours, including 600 cases in Ho Chi Minh City alone.

VOV.VN - As many as 4,040,783 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Vietnam since the fits shot was given on March 3, the Ministry of Health said on July 11.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, is ready to convert blocks of apartment in resettlement areas into field hospitals as the number of COVID-19 infections continues to rise in the community.

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has kick-started its 15-day social distancing order, starting on July 11, following a sharp increase in coronavirus infection numbers in the locality.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed an additional 606 locally transmitted and one imported cases over the past six hours, raising its tally of infections to 28,470, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06,00am COVID-19 update on July 11.

UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Naomi Kitahara has granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the World Population Day (July 11).

Military-run telecom group Viettel has developed a digital health record system that allows people to register for COVID-19 vaccination, make health declarations, and receive information on time and venue for the inoculation online.

VOV.VN - As many as 463 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vietnam during the past six hours, raising its daily count to 1,853, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on July 10.

VOV.VN - Residents of Da Nang, a coronavirus hotspot in the central region, have flocked back to beaches to swim, relax, and enjoy fresh air after the fresh outbreak was kept in check.

VOV.VN - Two additional COVID-19 patients have died in Ho Chi Minh City and Bac Giang province, thereby taking the total number of fatalities to 112, the Ministry of Health announced on July 10.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health launched a nine-month COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Hanoi on July 10, aiming to vaccinate 75 million people and achieve herd immunity by early 2022.

VOV.VN - As many as 790 locally transmitted and two imported cases have been recorded in 19 cities and provinces in Vietnam during the past seven hours, raising national cumulative tally of infections to 27,400.

VOV.VN - Freedom of residence is a fundamental citizen right recognized in the Vietnamese Constitution and other legal documents.

This year, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) marks World Population Day (July 11) with the theme “Rights and Choices are the answer: Whether baby boom or bust, the solution lies in prioritising the reproductive health and rights of all people.”

VOV.VN - A plane carrying 2,000,040 doses of Moderna vaccine donated by the US touched down at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on July 10.

VOV.VN - As many as 598 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 12 Vietnamese cities and provinces during the past 12 hours, including 520 cases in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has permitted a pharmaceutical company of Ho Chi Minh City to purchase five million doses of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine known as Vero Cell for emergency use.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 591 coronavirus cases during the past six hours, raising its daily count to 1,625, a record high figure, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on July 9.

Over 1 million people received help during the Humanitarian Month (May 1-31) at a total value of more than VND440 billion (US$19.1 million), reported the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS).

VOV.VN - Tieu Vy, Miss Vietnam 2018, joined a number of other beauties to prepare meals for over 15,000 poor people in Ho Chi Minh City as a way of contributing to the southern city’s ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Da Nang police have arrested three citizens of the Republic of Korea for operating a ring aimed at helping foreigners to enter Vietnam under the guise of foreign experts.

VOV.VN - Five more COVID-19 patients have died in Vietnam, including a 50-year old female patient in Ho Chi Minh City who had not been suffering from any underlying health issues, the Ministry of Health said on July 9.

VOV.VN - A set of remains of a US serviceman who died during the Vietnam War was handed over to the US at a ceremony held in Hanoi on July 9.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has unveiled plans to officially pilot the IATA Travel Pass digital health passport on two flights numbered VN301 from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to Da Nang International Airport on July 15 and July 23.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on July 9 received an additional 580,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.

VOV.VN - A further 603 locally acquired coronavirus cases have been documented in 13 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past six hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 479 cases.

A search and rescue officer from Vietnam has been selected to receive the 2021 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, after saving the lives of four people from a sunken cargo ship in extreme weather and heavy seas.