Ho Chi Minh City will go ahead with national high school graduation exams for more than 88,000 students on July 7-8 based on the Ministry of Education and Training’s schedule despite growing COVID-19 outbreaks, according to its Department of Education and Training.

VOV.VN - A total of 285 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including 279 local cases and 6 imported infections, were recorded June 24, with Ho Chi Minh City registering the highest number of infections at 162 for the whole day.

VOV.VN - Airport, railway, and bus stations in Ho Chi Minh City have been left largely deserted in recent days due to local authorities imposing social distancing measures throughout the southern city as part of efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Japanese Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH) has donated US$20,000 to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund, an initiative aiming to provide enough vaccines for the inoculation of at least 75% of the country’s population.

Ho Chi Minh City will prioritise seven transport projects as part of its smart urban programme during the 2021-2025 period.

VOV.VN - An additional 37 domestic COVID-19 cases and 5 imported infections were recorded over the past 12 hours to 6 a.m on June 24, said the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 55 coronavirus cases in three localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 51 cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - The local infection tally in Vietnam's latest COVID-19 wave has increased to 10,257 after the Health Ministry confirmed 47 more new community transmissions on June 21 morning.

VOV.VN - Roughly 5,500 workers in the Tan Thuan export processing zone in Ho Chi Minh City were inoculated against the COVID-19 pandemic on June 20 as part of the southern city’s widespread vaccination campaign.

HCM City has imposed stricter social distancing measures against COVID-19 by banning gatherings of more than three people and requesting people to maintain a minimum distance of 1.5 metre in public places, according to an urgent directive issued by the municipal People’s Committee on June 19.