The Ministry of Health reported 3,193 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday in 48 provinces and cities.

Medical workers from the Chợ Rẫy and Thống Nhất hospitals in HCM City have left for Cà Mau and Ninh Thuận provinces to help with the COVID-19 fight there.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has approved a national science-technology programme for promoting studies and production of human vaccines by 2030.

Confederation President Nguyễn Đình Khang said that in the first nine months of this year, amid the complex development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trade union has been working with Government and firms in the fight against the pandemic and caring for workers affected.

A further 3,221 COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam on Saturday, including 3,211 domestic infections and 10 imported cases.

COVID-19 update

After nearly two weeks of reopening, many locals in HCM City say they are enjoying the “new normal” life.

Thousands of workers in industrial parks and export processing zones in HCM City have received free COVID-19 rapid tests.