The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies has begun accepting applications from businesses for interest-free loans to fund furlough and salary payments, its deputy director Bui Van Son has said.

Hanoi is working to ready 5,000 hospital beds for COVID-19 patients as the pandemic is developing complicatedly and unpredictably in the city.

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.

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

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam highlighted the importance of increasing the capacity of oxygen production to treat COVID-19 patients while visiting the Viet Nga Special Gases Joint Stock Company in the southern province of Binh Duong on July 20.

VOV.VN - France will continue to support and assist Vietnam in dealing with difficulties caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as in enhancing bilateral relations in various fields.

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 - As many as 2,787 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 23 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 12 hours, raising the cumulative tally of infections in the country to 65,607.

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam has proposed Cuba facilitate Vietnam’s access to the former's COVID-19 vaccines and support the transfer of vaccine production technologies to the Southeast Asian country.

VOV.VN - The nation’s daily COVID-19 infection count hit 4,795 following the detection of 2,640 further positive cases, including 5 imported infections, the Ministry of Health said in its July 20 evening update.