VOV.VN - The capital city is set to offer free COVID-19 vaccinations to citizens aged between 18 and 65, along with other priority groups, during the 2021- 2022 period.

Vietnam has sufficient conditions to achieve the twin targets of curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and securing economic growth in 2021, according to Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Andrew Jeffries.

Vietjet Air has piloted the IATA Travel Pass, developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), making it the second carrier in Vietnam to pilot using COVID-19 vaccine passports, said Dinh Viet Phuong, managing director of the air carrier, on June 10.

The Vietnamese Party and State consider public consensus, responsibility, and social resources as important factors in wiping out the pandemic, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at a regular press conference held online on June 10.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) on June 11 morning announced 51 new coronavirus cases in five localities, raising its running total of infections to 9,835.

VOV.VN - A total of 219 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including 8 imported infections were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on June 10, with 61 being recorded over the past six hours to 6 pm , according to details given by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony in Hanoi on June 10 to receive money from Steve Bui & Friends Foundation and other foreign companies in support of the nation’s ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - China is anticipated to become a major market for Vietnamese garments and textiles moving forward due to the country facing numerous challenges when exporting items to the United States, the EU, and Japan this year.

VOV.VN - The infection tally in the nation’s latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) wave has increased to 6,536 following the Health Ministry confirming 86 more fresh community transmissions at midday on June 10.

Vietnam is accelerating efforts to secure adequate vaccine supplies amidst a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in the country, said Dr Le Hong Hiep, a Senior Fellow at Singapore-based ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, in a commentary published on fulcrum.sg on June 8.