9,580 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Sunday evening

Six imported cases and 9,574 local infections which were found in HCM City (4,516), Bình Dương (2,358), Đồng Nai (546), Long An (514), Đồng Tháp (271), Tiền Giang (209), Cần Thơ (170), Khánh Hòa (166), Tây Ninh (159), Đà Nẵng (83), Sóc Trăng (82), Bến Tre (60), Hà Nội (39), Bình Thuận (39), Quảng Ngãi (34), An Giang (34), Nghệ An (27), Phú Yên (27), Quảng Nam (26), Ninh Thuận (22), Bình Định (22), Bắc Ninh (21), Kiên Giang (19), Lào Cai (18), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (16), Hà Tĩnh (14), Đắk Nông (13), Lâm Đồng (11), Hậu Giang (10), Thừa Thiên Huế (8 ), Quảng Trị (8 ), Gia Lai (8 ), Cà Mau (6), Hải Dương (5), Bình Phước (4), Quảng Bình (2), Thanh Hóa (2), Thái Bình (2), Ninh Bình (1), Hưng Yên (1), and Bắc Giang (1). Among the domestic transmissions, 2,470 cases were detected in the community.

Đắc Lắk Province completes construction of houses to ethnic minorities earlier than planned

Society

Disadvantaged groups in Việt Nam to benefit from tele-health services

Society

HCM City announces fares for its Metro Line 1

Society

Helmets given to kids for a safer tomorrow

Society

Workshop discusses adult vaccination and shingles prevention

Society

UNICEF calls for stronger climate action on World Children's Day

More on this story

Society

Hundreds of desperate migrant workers stopped as they try to leave HCM City

On Sunday, as HCM City announced its plan to extend strict lockdown for another month until September 15, hundreds of migrant workers have packed their bags and personal belongings and rushed to the city's gateways in a bid to leave for their hometowns in the surrounding provinces of Đồng Nai, Bình Thuận, and some central provinces.

Society

85,608 people safely vaccinated with Vero Cell vaccine in HCM City

A total of 85,608 people in HCM City were vaccinated with Sinopharm's Vero Cell vaccine on Saturday only, and all was safe, the municipal Department of Health declared on Sunday.

Society

Việt Nam starts clinical trial of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine ARCT-154

The Hà Nội Medical University on Sunday kicked off the first phase clinical trial of the ARCT-154 vaccine against COVID-19 with 100 volunteers from Hà Nội.

Society

HCM City extends lockdown for another month, aims to reduce daily cases in early September to 2,000

HCM City will extend its strict social distancing measures for another month given the risk of a re-emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Phan Văn Mãi, deputy secretary of the city Party Committee, said yesterday.

Society

Population database to help manage COVID-19 vaccinations

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) will share data from the National Population Database to help manage COVID-19 vaccinations.

Society

Government agrees to buy additional 20mln Pfizer vaccine doses

The Government has agreed to buy additional 20 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, on top of the contract for 31 million doses signed with the US company in May.

Society

Đà Nẵng to be placed under one-week hard lockdown, starting Monday

Đà Nẵng will lock down seven districts for a week, starting from 8am, Monday (August 16) to midnight on August 23, as the number of coronavirus cases has still remained at an average of 70 per day for 15 consecutive days.

Society

Health ministry to trial home-based treatment for COVID patients in HCM City

The Ministry of Health plans to pilot an initiative to have COVID-19 patients treated at home with medicines, health supplements and care instructions in HCM City from August 16 at a time when COVID-19 treatment facilities are becoming overwhelmed.