VOV.VN - The authorities of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, are planning to apply “green cards” in order to ease social distancing restrictions for people who have received one or two doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on September 7 received Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Eleanor Laing on the sidelines of the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments (WCSP5).

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) reported that its pre-tax profit in the first eight months of the year surpassed the set plan by 177% and tripled the figure for the same period last year, reaching VND30.2 trillion (US$1.32 billion).

VOV.VN - A total of 14,208 new cases of COVID-19, including 15 imported infections were recorded, while more than 10,250 patients were declared free from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said the Ministry of Health in its September 7 update.

Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC was asked to provide more information regarding safety, immunogenicity, and protection effects before a registration certificate of circulation for its Nano Covax can be granted, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan has said.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with President of Japan’s House of Councillors Santo Akiko in Vienna on September 7 as part of his working visit to Austria for the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP5).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested thoroughly and scientifically studying measures to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic while chairing the Government’s monthly meeting in Hanoi on September 6.

VOV.VN - While receiving Indian ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma on September 6, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested the Indian government lend 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines and provide other medical equipment to help it combat the coronavirus.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has requested that Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and other major coronavirus hotspots in the southern region vaccinate all of their residents aged above 18, including pregnant women, with at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by September 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 5 afternoon chaired a national teleconference between the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, and localities on the fight against the pandemic.