The northern border province of Lang Son has managed to maintain its role as a main gateway for border trade with the Chinese market, despite the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial services and import and export of goods in the locality.

VOV.VN - Roughly 20,000 residents of Phu Tho Hoa ward in Tan Phu district of Ho Chi Minh City had their samples taken as part of COVID-19 testing on June 29, with the aim of testing five million people in all districts by July 5.

Vietnamese photographer To Thi Anh Bach won the gold medal at Spain’s competition Biennial International Digital Photojournalism 2021 in the category of photos on COVID-19, for her photo entitled “Xet nghiem COVID cho tre em” (Conducting COVID-19 testing on children).

VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of the northern province of Hai Phong has decided to permit a number of businesses and service activities to reopen on June 21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic being brought under control in the locality.

VOV.VN - The administration of Hau Giang province have held a rehearsal to test the preparations to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a business containing over 14,200 workers located in an industrial zone.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on June 14 presented 2,000 COVID-19 test kits worth VND600 million (US$26,000) to Nepal to aid the country’s COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - Two healthcare workers of Ho Chi Minh City-based People's Gia Dinh Hospital have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the municipal Health Department confirmed on June 13 afternoon.

Vietjet Air has piloted the IATA Travel Pass, developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), making it the second carrier in Vietnam to pilot using COVID-19 vaccine passports, said Dinh Viet Phuong, managing director of the air carrier, on June 10.

VOV.VN - Healthcare workers in Ha Tinh city, central Vietnam, worked through the night on June 8 in order to collect COVID-19 test samples from hundreds of local residents after several COVID-19 cases were logged in the community without sources of infection.

VOV.VN - A mobile air-conditioned COVID-19 testing booth has been set up and put into use in the current COVID-19 hotspot of Bac Giang province as part of efforts to help local healthcare workers deal with the impact of the recent heat wave during their work to fight the pandemic.