Việt Nam reports 8,652 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday

Việt Nam reports 8,652 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, including eight imported and 8,644 local cases. The local cases are in Hồ Chí Minh City (3,341), Bình Dương (2,522), Long An (599), Đồng Nai (588), Khánh Hòa (262), Đồng Tháp (158), Tiền Giang (152), Vĩnh Long (131), Đà Nẵng (96), An Giang (87), Cần Thơ (86), Sóc Trăng (75), Trà Vinh (71), Phú Yên (62), Thừa Thiên Huế (60), Tây Ninh (52), Hà Nội (50), Bình Thuận (33), Kiên Giang (32), Ninh Thuận (27), Gia Lai (25), Nghệ An (24), Hà Tĩnh (17), Đắk Lắk (11), Quảng Nam (11), Bắc Ninh (11), Lâm Đồng (8 ), Thanh Hóa (6), Nam Định (6), Hậu Giang (6), Bình Phước (6), Lạng Sơn (4), Cà Mau (4), Quảng Ngãi (4), Ninh Bình (3), Bình Định (3), Lào Cai (2), Quảng Bình (2), Sơn La (2), Bạc Liêu (2), Hà Nam (1), Hải Dương (1), and Thái Nguyên (1). Of these, 2,422 cases are detected in the community.

Winners of Vietnam News Agency Press Awards honoured

Society

Beverage tycoon sentenced to 8 years in prison for $41m fraud

Society

Vietnamese localities’ ties with US-based partners to be further enhanced

Society

Winners of protecting Party’s ideological foundation contest announced

Society

Việt Nam attends international security meeting in Russia

Society

Government action programme cracks down on illegal fishing

More on this story

Society

Hà Nội to provide medical oxygen for 40,000 COVID-19 patients

The Hà Nội People's Committee has issued a plan to provide enough medical oxygen for a scenario in which the number of COVID-19 patients in the city reaches 40,000.

Society

UV radiation at high risk levels across the nation

The ultraviolet (UV) radiation indexes in northern, southern and central regions on Monday were predicted to reach strong and very strong levels, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Society

Roche launches SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test in Việt Nam

Roche Vietnam announced that it has launched SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test for Việt Nam’s market in early August.

Society

HCM City wants to use one smart card for all public transport

The HCM City People’s Committee plans to establish technical standards to develop a single smart card that could be used for all types of public transport.

Society

HCM City cranks up assistance programmes to reassure asymptomatic COVID patients in home quarantine

With an increasing number of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients isolating themselves at home in HCM City, healthcare agencies are providing free medical consultancy through hotlines and Zalo groups, and oxygen cylinders and concentrators in case of emergencies.

Society

Universities introduce new admission method

Many universities have added another admission method for candidates who are under special consideration for high school graduation this year.

Society

HCM City vaccinates 4.3 million people against COVID

HCM City vaccinated more than 93,900 people against COVID-19 on Friday (August 13), according to its Department of Health.

Society

Switzerland gifts COVID medical equipment worth $5.5mil

Switzerland has gifted Việt Nam US$5.5 million worth of medical supplies to support its fight against COVID-19.

Society

Restricted travel to reduce coronavirus infections

Doctors from Đà Nẵng’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC) have warned of an increase in COVID-19 infections in lockdown zones as the daily average has remained around 63 cases since lockdown began on August 3.