Vietnam spent VND45.6 trillion (nearly US$2 billion) from its budget on pandemic prevention and control and supporting people who face difficulties due to COVID-19, as of October 15, according to the Ministry of Finance.
VOV.VN -Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Nicaraguan counterpart Arlette Marenco convened the two nations’ first deputy foreign ministerial political consultation on October 19 via video conference.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of 3,221 new COVID-19 cases on October 16 across 48 localities throughout the nation, thereby bringing the fourth wave’s overall tally to 856,197.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung on October 15 held phone talks with the Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Canadian Prime Minister, David Morrison, to discuss ways to promote bilateral ties and cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
VOV.VN - An additional 3,461 people were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on October 13 across 45 localities nationwide, thereby pushing up the national tally since the start of the pandemic in the nation in early 2020 to 849,691, according to the Ministry of Health.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the administrations at all levels to change their mindset and adjust COVID-19 prevention and control measures to suit the real situation.
Deputy Prime Minister and head of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Le Van Thanh has asked relevant agencies and localities to keep up caution and prepare for an upcoming storm.
VOV.VN - Enterprises based in industrial parks, export processing, and high-tech zones have fully met the requirements according to Ho Chi Minh City's set of criteria for disease prevention when welcoming staff back to work.
VOV.VN - The fourth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee entered the second working day in Hanoi on October 5.
VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 5,376 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours across 39 provinces and cities and more than 28,850 discharges, the Health Ministry reported on October 3.