An escalation in COVID-19 cases and deaths in July-August will undermine Vietnam’s previously strong recovery from the pandemic shock and may temporarily set back the positive rating momentum, said Fitch Ratings.

VOV.VN - Experts have been examining the source of COVID-19 infection at the centrally-run psychiatric hospital in Dong Nai’s Bien Hoa city after 62 patients there were infected with the virus.

VOV.VN - An additional 3,657 positive COVID-19 infections, including 22 imported cases, were recorded on the evening of July 30, thereby raising the daily infection count to 8,649, according to information released by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers approved resolutions on the election of Vice State President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy during the first session of the 15th legislature in Hanoi on July 26.

The 15th National Assembly will elect several important positions of the legislature on July 21 morning, the second day of its first session.

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee on July 7 examined a Political Bureau proposal to nominate some additional personnel in the State apparatus for voting at the upcoming first session of the newly-elected National Assembly.

VOV.VN - As many as 247 Vietnamese people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 10 cities and provinces nationwide during the past six hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 196 cases.

VOV.VN - The 13th Party Central Committee held its third conference on July 5 in Hanoi to examine important issues relating to national socio-economic development and the election of key positions within the State apparatus.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired a webinar on June 30 with the US business community to share visions, initiatives, and solutions to promote the extensive development of ties, as well as support in economic recovery and development following the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Samples of Covivac, a Vietnamese produced coronavirus vaccine, have been sent to Canada for evaluation of its effectiveness, according to Prof. Dr. Dang Duc Anh, director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).