VOV.VN - Localities in Hanoi have been directed to initiate plans for an upcoming large-scale vaccination campaign in order to ensure that the move takes place on schedule in a manner which is both safe and effective.

The resort island Phu Quoc in southern Vietnam is planning to fully vaccinate its residents against COVID-19 by September to welcome the year-end foreign tourism surge, as part of a vaccine passport pilot programme.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 197 new coronavirus cases in 12 cities and provinces during the past six hours, raising its 24-hour caseload to 323, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on June 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 50 coronavirus cases in three localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 40 cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 115 locally acquired and eight imported coronavirus cases in 14 cities and provinces across the country during the past six hours, raising the national daily count to 175.

VOV.VN - The north-eastern border province of Quang Ninh has been selected to receive foreigners, providing that they hold a vaccination certificate known as a vaccine passport.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is considering launching a pilot scheme aimed at welcoming back foreign travelers to leading tourist destinations, providing that they have certified vaccine passports, with the southern island of Phu Quoc set to be the first location to open.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the busiest and most populous city in Vietnam, has recorded 161 out of a total of 305 new cases confirmed across the country during the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health on June 25.

VOV.VN - Over 400,000 residents in Ho Chi Minh City have been inoculated against COVID-19 over the past five days as part of the southern city’s ongoing vaccination campaign.

VOV.VN - The Japanese Government is set to grant a further one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam to combat the pandemic, as announced on June 25 by Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu.