The Ministry of Public Security plans to have issued chip-based ID cards to 50 million citizens by July 1 this year.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is working to connect enterprises and localities facing COVID-19 outbreaks to ensure goods are consumed, especially agricultural produce in virus-hit areas.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has said it is intensifying studies serving COVID-19 prevention and control, particularly those on vaccine production.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on the afternoon of February 23 reported that a further six local transmissions have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vietnam, taking the overall number of positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to 2,401.

VOV.VN - A further three community cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed on February 23 morning in Hai Duong, Vietnam’s biggest coronavirus hotbed, raising the national count of local transmissions to 1,496, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has licensed the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) to operate three super-cold storage units to receive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines.

VOV.VN - As the nation’s largest pagoda, Bai Dinh pagoda in Gia Vien district of the northern province of Ninh Binh appears silent at the beginning of the lunar new year, a huge contrast compared to previous years due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the detection of six further community cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on February 20, all of which have been found in Hai Duong province, raising the national count of local infections to 1,469.

VOV.VN - Despite the administration of Hanoi ordering the closure of street food businesses in the capital from February 16 in an effort to prevent the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many stall owners have ignored the request and remained open.

The Ministry of Finance has submitted a proposal to the Government seeking approval to create a decree expanding the timeframe for tax and land lease payments.