VOV.VN - Airport, railway, and bus stations in Ho Chi Minh City have been left largely deserted in recent days due to local authorities imposing social distancing measures throughout the southern city as part of efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Japanese Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH) has donated US$20,000 to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund, an initiative aiming to provide enough vaccines for the inoculation of at least 75% of the country’s population.

Ho Chi Minh City will prioritise seven transport projects as part of its smart urban programme during the 2021-2025 period.

VOV.VN - An additional 37 domestic COVID-19 cases and 5 imported infections were recorded over the past 12 hours to 6 a.m on June 24, said the Health Ministry.

About half of the staff at State agencies and units are being encouraged to work from home in the ongoing effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 55 coronavirus cases in three localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 51 cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - A further 97 new cases of COVID-19, including 88 local cases and 9 imported infections were recorded on June 22 evening, with Ho Chi Minh City registering the most infections at 136 for the whole day, according to the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported the detection of 100 fresh cases of COVID-19, including 95 domestic cases and 5 imported infections at midday on June 22.

VOV.VN - The local infection tally in Vietnam's latest COVID-19 wave has increased to 10,257 after the Health Ministry confirmed 47 more new community transmissions on June 21 morning.

VOV.VN - Roughly 5,500 workers in the Tan Thuan export processing zone in Ho Chi Minh City were inoculated against the COVID-19 pandemic on June 20 as part of the southern city’s widespread vaccination campaign.