As cases in the capital began to sharply rise over Christmas, members of HCM City-based Nhất Tâm Charity Group headed to the capital to provide a helping hand.

Home treatment for mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with medical support from local health workers has been proved to be solutions to safely adapt to the pandemic in southern Vĩnh Long Province, helping patients feel more secure and reducing pressure on medical facilities, the provincial Health Department has said.

Bến Thành station on HCM City’s first metro route is 95% complete.

A new circular issued by the Ministry of Education and Training confirms that private secondary schools will benefit from tax, credits and other preferential policies. 

Workers and students in HCM City have been offered free rides home this Tết (Lunar New Year), a gesture of support with the hope that everyone can be reunited with the family on this occasion.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has instructed ministries and localities not to be negligent and to remain ready to fight against the pandemic. 

Việt Nam will organise a nationwide rapid vaccination campaign, running from January 29 to February 28, according to Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long.

The HCM City Department of Construction has proposed that the administration should provide VNĐ100 billion at low interest rates for people leasing out houses to workers to make upgrades and repairs to them.

The capital city of Hà Nội recorded 2,885 COVID-19 infections on Friday, as Việt Nam posted a daily rise of 14,929  cases.