The tourism industry has become paralyzed and many eateries have shut down because of CoVID-19. This has adversely affected the consumption of drinks, especially alcoholic drinks.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter which highly commends frontline forces for their ongoing contributions, sacrifices, and efforts in the country’s attempts to fight the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - The Government has decided to allocate an additional VND5.1 trillion to purchase medical equipment, biological products, chemicals and medicines for COVID-19 prevention and control.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 3,201 coronavirus cases in 20 cities and provinces across the country during the past 12 hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone registering close to 2,000 cases.

VOV.VN - Digital transformation of the banking and finance sector has made cyber security and information safety a major concern.

More than 365,000 labourers, business households and traders in traditional markets in Ho Chi Minh City have benefited from COVID-19 support packages.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Department of E-commerce and the Digital Economy has been cooperating with e-commerce platforms to remove barriers to the transportation of essential goods during the COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - A total of 4,246 new COVID-19 cases, including 21 imported infections were recorded on August 1 evening, sending the daily infection tally to 8,260, according to the Ministry of Health.

The General Department of Logistics under the Ministry of Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 1 to set off medical staff of the COVID-19 treatment hospital 5D to support Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong province where the pandemic continues developing unpredictably.

The European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has created a favourable corridor for trade between the two sides and brought new impetus to economic cooperation between Vietnam and the EU, Nguyen Van Thao, head of the Mission of Vietnam to the EU, has said.