VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 71 coronavirus cases during the past 12 hours, including 23 locally acquired cases in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on June 15 morning.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has asked for stepping up the vaccine strategy with a specific roadmap and measures to achieve herd immunity, thus laying an important foundation to catch up with the global economy.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) swiftly put forward a draft resolution to the Government to assist both employers and employees who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the last 18 months, lockdowns and social distancing have been imposed on four occasions. As a result, many enterprises have had to reinvest or restart business because of disrupted production chains during the social distancing periods.

Hanoi targets increasing the proportion of trained workers in the city to 75%-80% by 2030 under a strategy on labour market development built by the municipal People’s Committee.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed an eight-month exemption of health insurance premiums, until January next year, for labourers and firms victimised by COVID-19.

VOV.VN - As many as 16 electricity boxes throughout Hanoi have been given a colourful new look, with messages to remind local people to follow pandemic rules in the nation’s ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Police forces in Hanoi have arrested a railway worker after he was caught in the process of transporting 17 endangered turtles.

VOV.VN - Two healthcare workers of Hanoi-run Thanh Nhan hospital have tested positive for the virus while giving treatment to COVID-19 patients, according to a Hanoi health official.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed an additional 96 infections in five localities across Vietnam, mostly in Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City.