VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed an additional 89 locally transmitted coronavirus cases in 10 localities across the country over six hours, with Dong Thap, a locality in southern Vietnam, recording the first infection.

Deputy Minister of National Defence, Lieut. Gen. Vu Hai San on June 1 urged military units to roll out COVID-19 prevention and control measures synchronously and effectively, saying they must be done sooner and at a higher level.

VOV.VN - Two severe COVID-19 patients, including one relying on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), have been successfully saved by doctors working at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No. 2 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long suggested on June 1 that Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s most populous and busiest locality, should make preparations for a range of scenarios, including the worst-case one, amid the number of COVID-19 cases set to increase over the coming days.

VOV.VN - As one of the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspots, Ho Chi Minh City has proposed purchasing COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens through its own budget and other financial sources, according to Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the city People's Committee, on June 1.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City doctors on June 1 hit back at rumours that a young COVID-19 patient has died in the locality, but said the 22-year-old patient remains in critical condition.

The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Development of Wild Animals of the Bu Gia Map National Park in the southern province of Binh Phuoc has recently coordinated with forest rangers to return four rare animals to nature.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos announced on May 31 that Vietnam is temporarily suspending the entry of foreigners from India, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos or people who used to reside or travel through these countries within 21 days before entering Vietnam, except those in necessary cases.

Japan plans to tighten its border control over travellers from Vietnam and Malaysia to prevent the spread of more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed an additional 50 locally transmitted coronavirus cases in four localities during the past 6 hours, including 32 in Bac Giang, the country’s largest COVId-19 hotspot.

VOV.VN - Healthcare workers have prepared a range of meaningful gifts to be given to children suffering from COVID-19 in Da Nang city to mark International Children’s Day on June 1.

Adjustments to the master plan for central Da Nang city to 2030 and vision to 2045 approved recently by the Prime Minister are believed to “open the door” for it to map out its vision and orientation for the future.

VOV.VN - Border guards in the northern province of Cao Bang have detained 59 Vietnamese nationals attempting to illegally enter the country from China, during their patrols along the border on May 31

VOV.VN - The administration of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has imposed social distancing on the entire province as of 00.00hrs on June 1 in order to keep the coronavirus in check after the first cases were detected.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on May 31 assigned the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) to submit proposals to President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the presentation of gifts to people who rendered services to the nation on the occasion of the 74th War Invalids and Martyrs Day.

VOV.VN - An additional 11 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Ho Chi Minh City after 51 cases were announced on May 31 evening.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long, during his meeting with COVAX Facility representatives on May 31, proposed building a plant in Vietnam to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines for COVAX and countries worldwide.

VOV.VN - The northern and central regions of Vietnam, including Hanoi capital, are forecast to continue enduring extreme heat until June 5 due to the arrival of a hot low-pressure area originating from the west.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on May 31 launched an event to raise donations in support of the COVID-19 fight.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended his warmest wishes to teenagers and children on the occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1) and the 80th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organisation (May 15).

Vietnamese alumni in Australia’s New South Wales state have donated AUD6.000 (US$4,640) to support disadvantaged children in their home country.

Hanoi leads the country in the number of people installing the Bluezone contact-tracing app with 3.1 million downloads, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with 2.8 million.

VOV.VN - As many as 111 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in three localities in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, with nearly half of the caseload detected in Ho Chi Minh City alone.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over 1,500 COVID-19 test kits to the Ministry of Health (MoH) on May 31 as part of an effort to help put the spread of the virus in northern Vietnam under control.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed the detection of 82 further new cases of COVID-19 community transmissions over the past six hours to 6 pm May 31, thereby raising the daily infection tally to 211.

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has called for support from domestic and foreign organisations and individuals to help Vietnamese children overcome the challenges from COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patient in the northern province of Bac Ninh has received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a sophisticated form of therapy that is used to save the lives of patients in a critical condition.

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has sent a dispatch requesting that Noi Bai International Airport and local airlines suspend passenger entry from June 1 as part of efforts to bolster the nation’s measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will work in co-ordination with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to launch a pilot scheme for the digital health app IATA Travel Pass, with the project set to get underway on June 1.

VOV.VN - Employees in the northern province of Bac Ninh, the nation’s second largest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) hotspot, will live and work at their factories, with this policy starting from June 2.