A 35-year-old female medical worker in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang died on May 7 of anaphylactic shock after receiving a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine a day earlier.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on May 7 evening confirmed a further 46 positive nCoV cases in Vietnam, including 40 community infections and 6 imported ones which were immediately isolated upon entry.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has urged relevant agencies to quickly complete the report on the implementation of the roadmap to apply emission standards to motor vehicles.

Russian scholars have congratulated Vietnam on its historic victory in the Dien Bien Phu campaign on the occasion of its 67th anniversary on May 7, saying it was the most important battle in the first Indochina War.

Governors of Phnom Penh and Vientiane on May 7 spoke highly of Ho Chi Minh City’s initiative to organize an online discussion between leaders of the three major cities of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam to share experience in the COVID-19 fight.

Ho Chi Minh City began a trial on using election management software on May 7, with the aim of supporting the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for 2021-2026.

An aid package of 810,00 high-quality face masks donated by the Vietnamese Government on May 6 arrived in Dili, Timor-Leste, which is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases.

VOV.VN - The Tan Trieu medical facility belonging to K Hospital in Hanoi was thoroughly disinfected on May 7, with the site’s entire premises put into lockdown after the detection of 10 positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has offered both Vientiane and Phnom Penh a sum of US$50,000 each as part of efforts to support the capitals of Laos and Cambodia to overcome the negative impact caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Local authorities and residents of Sa Pa town in Lao Cai province are doing their utmost to implement COVID-19 prevention and control measures, with the resort town facing a high risk of local transmission in the period following national public holiday.

VOV.VN - Up to 1,800 medical workers, patients, and their relatives at Military Hospital 105 have tested negative for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada partnership has continued to deepen with additional support to ASEAN to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Chu Ngoc Anh, chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, has been made head of the municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - An additional ten positive COVID-19 cases were detected at Hospital K’s Tan Trieu medical facility No 3 based in Hanoi capital, the Health Ministry reported on May 7 morning.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Luang Prabang on May 6 handed over 50 million LAK (US$5,300) and medical equipment worth 10 million LAK to the Lao province to help local authorities contain the spread of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A 42-year-old Vietnamese man in the northern province of Thanh Hoa was confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the Ministry of Health on the morning of May 7.

VOV.VN - Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung has refuted rumours swirling around social media networks that the capital city has imposed a lockdown order to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Vinh Phuc, a gateway to Hanoi capital and a coronavirus hotspot at present, is expected to impose a social distancing order on the entire locality, starting on May 7, after 26 positive cases were recorded in the locality.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 60 coronavirus cases on May 6, including 56 locally transmitted cases, mostly in northern localities.

Vietnam has recorded the world’s highest percentage of its people satisfied with the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent survey shows.

The Ministry of Transport will prioritise funding for the maintenance and repair of Long Bien Bridge, an iconic structure in the Vietnamese capital.

The Vietnam-Laos and Vietnam-India Friendship Associations on May 6 sent dispatches to their chapters at the provincial and municipal level on raising money to support pandemic-affected people in the two countries.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on May 6 outlined a number of important lessons that should be learnt from a COVID-19 outbreak hitting the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Defense joined the Hanoi Capital High Command to thoroughly spray disinfectant throughout the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh on May 6 following the detection of dozens of COVID-19 cases.

VOV.VN - Two flights bringing home up to 349 Vietnamese citizens from Malaysia safely landed at Can Tho International Airport on May 6.

VOV.VN - By noon May 6 authorities have recorded 50 coronavirus infections closely linked to the ongoing outbreak at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, including 22 cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Vientiane Times published an article on May 6 hailing the invaluable assistance provided by Vietnam to help Laos in its ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Parks, relic sites, and worship places across the capital have been closed in response to appeals by local authorities as Hanoi seeks to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Ninh, just 40km away from Hanoi capital, has announced 11 coronavirus cases, with all linked to the ongoing outbreak at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No2 in Hanoi.

The Minister of Public Security has ordered a national examination campaign to discover illegal immigrants in Vietnam, the Ministry of Public Security’s Spokesperson Lieut. Gen. To An Xo said at the Government’s regular press conference on May 5.