Vietnam spent VND45.6 trillion (nearly US$2 billion) from its budget on pandemic prevention and control and supporting people who face difficulties due to COVID-19, as of October 15, according to the Ministry of Finance.
VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed that the Ministry of Transport consider the gradual reopening of regular international commercial flights in four stages starting in the fourth quarter of this year.
VOV.VN - All activities at sea must fully comply with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and other relevant regulations and practices in order to make positive contributions to maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea.
Several ministries have been asked to facilitate Vietnamese people and foreigners’ exit from and entry into the country.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on October 19 received a batch of 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 100,000 test kits donated by the Hungarian Government to help Vietnam combat COVID-19.
VOV.VN - A further 3,034 people were confirmed to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, thereby taking the national tally since the pandemic first hit the country back in early 2020 to 870,255, according to Ministry of Health in its October 19 update.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked leaders of the Ministry of Health to provide latest information to the media on daily and weekly basis on COVID-19 prevention and control situation.
VOV.VN - The nation registered 3,193 additional COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours to six p.m on October 17, with most of the cases detected in Ho Chi Minh City with 1,059, Binh Duong with 537, and Dong Nai with 517, according to the Ministry of Health.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of 3,221 new COVID-19 cases on October 16 across 48 localities throughout the nation, thereby bringing the fourth wave’s overall tally to 856,197.
The Ministry of Health on October 15 received nearly 2 million doses of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine presented by Poland and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to help Vietnam battle against the pandemic.