VOV.VN - One million doses of Vero Cell vaccine arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31 as part of a deal to import five million doses of the vaccine from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has been advised to prepare a plan aimed at allowing F1 cases to isolate at home, with the number of COVID-19 cases being detected across the capital increasing every day, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Artists from various localities in Vietnam joined those from France in an online concert on July 28 evening to inspire frontline forces and people to work harder in their ongoing fight against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A further 5,174 COVID-19 infections, including 19 imported cases, were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on the evening of July 26 to increase the daily infection count to 7,882.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the detection of 3,227 additional COVID-19 cases on the evening of July 22, thereby raising the daily infection count to 6,194.

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 - Ho Chi Minh City has established a 1,000-bed hospital in an effort to treat severe COVID-19 cases, according to information provided by municipal authorities.

VOV.VN - A further 905 domestic and 4 imported cases were recorded over the past 12 hours to 6 a.m on July 14 morning, with Ho Chi Minh reporting the highest number of infections at 666, said the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Ministry of Health to ensure that Ho Chi Minh City is given priority for vaccine distribution.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decided to impose social distancing with stricter anti-coronavirus measures over two weeks, starting on July 9, as its daily count of infections continuously breaks the record.