VOV.VN - The Government has decided to form its special working group on COVID-19 prevention and control based in Ho Chi Minh City which is the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam at present.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 19 sent a letter to his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen to express thanks to the Cambodian Government and people for providing help to Ho Chi Minh City in the fight against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A Chinese citizen wanted by the Chinese police has been arrested at an apartment building in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, the local police said on July 20 evening.

Ho Chi Minh City is working on a COVID-19 vaccination plan for consular officers and foreigners in the city.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Transport has agreed on the contents of a pilot project which aims to welcome back international tourists to Phu Quoc island city in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Many wet markets in Ho Chi Minh City will be reopened, while ensuring all COVID-19 preventive measures in place, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Nguyen Nguyen Phuong.

VOV.VN - A group featuring 105 collectives, businesses, and individuals in Ho Chi Minh City have registered to contribute more than VND2,293 billion in support of the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and medical equipment in the southern city’s ongoing battle against the virus.

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 - Two flights transporting 800 ventilators from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City were operated on July 19 to provide hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, with additional medical supplies to treat COVID-19 patients.

VOV.VN - Many companies throughout Ho Chi Minh City will allow their employees to work, sleep, and eat at their workplace in order to maintain production and at the same time comply with relevant COVID-19 prevention measures.