VOV.VN - A total of 1,998 patients were discharged from hospital, bringing the total number of recoveries to 820,334, while some localities have started vaccinating children aged 12-17 years old, the Health Ministry reported on October 31.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has now injected a total of 80,659,184 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, whilst distributing total of 100,435,136 doses, according to an update given on October 30 on the COVID-19 vaccination portal.

Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in October went down 0.41% month-on-month and moved up 2.02% year-on-year, reported the municipal Statistics Office on October 29.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery has affirmed that Vietnam is a true strategic partner of France.

A group of young artists in Ho Chi Minh City will release a new bilingual art book featuring 30 folk music genres and theatrical performing arts, and six traditional festivals of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Laos’ Attapeu province has donated LAK100 million (US$8,200) to Ho Chi Minh City to support the Vietnamese locality in combating COVID-19.

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities on October 27 issued its decision to allow in-person dining to resume from October 28, after five months of closure and delivery-only operations due to the severe COVID-19 outbreak.

Ho Chi Minh City is now at Level 2 of pandemic risk, but its response scenario is at Level 3. The healthcare department believes that city residents are underestimating pandemic risks.

VOV.VN - Over 3,000 students aged 16 and 17 in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 and Cu Chi district are set to be injected with a COVID-19 vaccine on a trial basis on October 27, the municipal Department of Health said on October 26.

VOV.VN - Travel firms in Ho Chi Minh City have recently launched a number of new tours as part of the southern city’s recovery roadmap aimed at reviving the local tourism industry.