VOV.VN - One million doses of Vero Cell vaccine arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31 as part of a deal to import five million doses of the vaccine from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.

VOV.VN - The number of daily COVID-19 infections increased to 8,642 following the Ministry of Health reporting the detection of a further 4,564 new COVID-19 cases, including 4 imported infections, on the evening of July 31.

VOV.VN - A total of 4,060 new domestic cases of COVID-19, with 2,503 in Ho Chi Minh City were recorded during the past 12 hours, taking the infection tally during the latest wave of coronavirus outbreaks to 137,317, the Ministry of Health announced on July 31 morning.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) held a teleconference on July 30 to discuss measures aimed at boosting economic diplomacy in order to ensure the dual goal of both ensuring COVID-19 prevention and controlling socio-economic development.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underlined the necessity of protecting citizens’ health and safety whilst minimising the fatalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The military-run telecom provider Viettel has put into operation a COVID-19 vaccination management platform capable of updating 5 million shots per day.

VOV.VN - Various Vietnamese associations have stated their desire to seek the Government’s support to facilitate import procedures of COVID-19 vaccines from a firm operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

VOV.VN - A large number of local people participated in a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination campaign on July 29 launched at the Tien Son Sports Arena in Da Nang.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the necessity of implementing a fresh approach and solutions as part of the country’s pandemic prevention and control efforts.

VOV.VN - A further 4,992 fresh positive cases of COVID-19, including five imported ones, were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on July 30 morning, bringing the national tally to 133,405.