VOV.VN - With the 76th National Day of Vietnam occurring on September 2, the morning saw the streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City left deserted as local residents stayed indoors in order to abide by social distancing measures aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on September 2 at House 67 inside the Presidential Palace complex to mark the 76th anniversary of the August Revolution on August 19, National Day on September 2.

The chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in Ho Chi Minh City, on September 1, received medical supplies and necessities worth VND16 billion, which were donated by the Masan Group Corporation for 312 local communes and wards in support of the localities' COVID-19 prevention and control.

On the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the National Day (September 2), a delegation of the Party Committee, the People's Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front of HCM City offered incense and flowers to President Ho Chi Minh and President Ton Duc Thang.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Tax Department has waived or reduced taxes worth VND123 billion (US$5.37 million) for 86,197 household businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation laid a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on September 1 to pay tribute to the late President on the occasion of National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - A total of 12,607 fresh cases of COVID-19, including 16 imported infections were recorded, while more than 10,000 patients were declared free from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said the Ministry of Health in its August 31 update.

A symposium named “President Ho Chi Minh with the aspiration for independence, freedom and happiness” was held via videoconference on August 31 by the Institute of Ho Chi Minh and Party leaders under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the President Ho Chi Minh relic site.

A special publication in Vietnamese language will be launched in Busan city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 1, authorities of the city announced on August 31.

VOV.VN - As many as 107,216 recovered COVID-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City have now been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the virus, according to the municipal Centre for Disease Control (CDC).