VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on July 15 received large sums of money and goods donated by several Consulates General and foreign enterprises in support of the southern city’s COVID-19 prevention and control fund.

VOV.VN - Thousands have gathered at the Culture and Sports Centre for Workers in Lien Chieu district of centrally-run Da Nang city for COVID-19 testing, with social distancing neglected due to the sheer number of people present.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to bestow the city’s badge to seven overseas Vietnamese in recognition of their considerable contributions to local development.

VOV.VN - As many as 200 medical workers are working at full capacity at field hospital No.6, the largest of its kind, in Binh Khanh resettlement zone in Ho Chi Minh City in order to treat more than 3,400 COVID-19 patients.

VOV.VN - The Russian city of St. Petersburg would like to beef up cooperation with Vietnamese localities on the back of the positive development of the Russia - Vietnam relations.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the detection of a further 829 new active cases of COVID-19 on the afternoon of July 14, boosting the daily number of new infections to 2,934.

VOV.VN - A number of mini supermarkets have been set up on pavements around Ho Chi Minh City in order to meet the demands of local people during the current social distancing period, attracting hundreds of residents in the process.

VOV.VN - Three local patients in Ho Chi Minh City have died after suffering from severe underlying health conditions and COVID-19, said the Sub-committee for Treatment under the National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 14.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed an additional 1,196 positive COVID-19 cases at midday on July 14, with Ho Chi Minh City, the current biggest coronavirus epicenter, leading the way in terms of infections with 971 new cases.

VOV.VN - A total of 22 checkpoints have been set up across Hanoi capital as part of efforts to enforce health quarantine on individuals either leaving or entering the city and to minimise the risk of further COVID-19 outbreaks.