VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session with the leadership of Hanoi on July 19, stressing that the top priority moving forward is to protect the capital from the negative impact of the latest COVID-19 outbreak.

The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs has called on the Vietnamese community abroad to join hands with the city in controlling COVID-19 pandemic.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines and airports to support the transport of people from Ho Chi Minh City and southern cities and provinces, which are being hit by the worst-ever COVID-19 crisis, to their hometown.

Ho Chi Minh City is piloting the use of a mobile app developed by military-run telecom group Viettel to continuously monitor close contacts with COVID-19 patients, or F1 cases, who are under home quarantine.

VOV.VN - As many as 200 COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms and in critical condition will be given treatment at a newly-established centre inside the 175 Military Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City following the increase of local infection cases.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has warned people not to purchase ventilators, oxygen cylinders, concentrators, or other similar medical devices to treat themselves at home as these devices are not able to be operated independently and they also pose a high risk of explosion.

VOV.VN - Shopping malls, supermarkets, wholesale retailers, and wet markets in the capital have been requested to ensure an adequate supply source of essential goods for residents amid the increasing complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese culture and cuisine were highlighted at the second Vietnamese Festival that took place from July 16-18 in La Plagne Tarentaise town, a popular destination in France’s southeast region of Savoie.

Public investment will focus on important and key industries and sectors of the economy, of which economic sectors account for more than 71%.

VOV.VN - As many as 2,015 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 19 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 12 hours, raising the cumulative tally of infections in the country to 55,845.