VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter which highly commends frontline forces for their ongoing contributions, sacrifices, and efforts in the country’s attempts to fight the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

More than 365,000 labourers, business households and traders in traditional markets in Ho Chi Minh City have benefited from COVID-19 support packages.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Trade Union has come up with an idea of establishing mobile supermarkets on wheels to deliver daily necessities free of charge to local residents when Hanoi is implementing social distancing measures.

Ho Chi Minh City will need about 127,000 - 147,000 workers from now to the end of this year, and the demand varies according to the COVID-19 situation, the city’s Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (FALMI) Centre said on July 27.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi-run Lung Hospital has been cordoned off for chemical disinfection and extensive testing after 14 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - As many as 8,468 COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been discharged from hospital in Ho Chi Minh City since the resurgence of the virus in late April, according to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC)

Over 20 hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have offered free accommodation and meals to medical workers involving in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, with about 50,000 room nights, reported the municipal Tourism Department on July 19.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), has emphasised the important role of humanitarian workers and UN staff in reducing humanitarian burdens and assisting people in the context of prolonged conflict which seriously threatens the life of civilians.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in the northern province of Cao Bang said on July 16 that they have successfully detained 29 people who illegally entered the country from China.

VOV.VN - Thousands have gathered at the Culture and Sports Centre for Workers in Lien Chieu district of centrally-run Da Nang city for COVID-19 testing, with social distancing neglected due to the sheer number of people present.