A total of 10,040 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday, taking the country’s total number of infections to 687,063.

The National Ethics Committee in Biomedical Research (under the health ministry) on Sunday issued a press statement on its conclusions of Saturday meeting looking into the mid-term phase 3 trial’s results of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine Nano Covax.

HCM City is committed to enforcing vigilant pandemic prevention measures when it reopens the economy after months of strict lockdown measures, said a city chief.

MEKONG DELTA— The Mekong Delta provinces of Tiền Giang and Đồng Tháp should continue anti-pandemic measures and focus on reducing the death rate from COVID-19, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has told provincial authorities.

The daily increase of COVID-19 cases dropped below 10,000 on Saturday, more than 2,000 less than the previous day.

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái on behalf of the Prime Minister has approved funding to purchase nearly 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine BNT162 by Pfizer.

Shops and restaurants in 19 districts and towns in Hà Nội that haven't reported any community COVID-19 infections since September 6 have been allowed to open for takeouts and deliveries.