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.

VOV.VN - As many as 200 medical workers are working at full capacity at field hospital No.6, the largest of its kind, in Binh Khanh resettlement zone in Ho Chi Minh City in order to treat more than 3,400 COVID-19 patients.

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam held an online seminar on July 13 to discuss measures to strengthen the role of the media in promoting safe and equal migration.

VOV.VN - The resort island of Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang is planning to vaccinate its residents and tourism workers against COVID-19 in preparation for launching its pilot policy aimed at welcoming back international tourists in the future.

VOV.VN - Eighteen healthcare workers in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during 24 hours, according to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC).

Many non-residents in HCMC have been plunged into unimaginable hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Saigonese are willing to provide a shot in the arm for them to ride out the pandemic together.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) has called on talented amateur and professional photographers nationwide to submit entries for an online photo exhibition which highlights the country’s recent fight against COVID-19.