VOV.VN - Cuba attaches importance to strengthening the relations of special friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, Ambassador Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén said at a press briefing in Hanoi on July 21.

VOV.VN - A massive vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is due to begin in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, on July 22 with more groups of people expected to get the jab.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City should be ready to impose tougher restrictions in order to halt the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community, said Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee.

VOV.VN - The nation’s daily COVID-19 infection count hit 4,795 following the detection of 2,640 further positive cases, including 5 imported infections, the Ministry of Health said in its July 20 evening update.

VOV.VN - This week Vietnam is expected to receive three million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States and another one million doses purchased from Oxford/AstraZeneca.

Over 20 hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have offered free accommodation and meals to medical workers involving in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, with about 50,000 room nights, reported the municipal Tourism Department on July 19.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi has begun carrying out an extensive testing campaign, starting on July 19, focusing on groups of people vulnerable to virus infection.

VOV.VN - The Government is determined to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in localities nationwide, including southern and central provinces, especially Ho Chi Minh City, considering protecting people’s health to be a top priority, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) donated 63 specialised trucks each for transporting COVID-19 vaccines and carrying out mobile vaccination and taking samples at a recent ceremony to launch the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Hanoi.

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.