The HCM City Department of Transport will invite bids for operating 90 subsidised bus routes to improve their quality and efficiency.

Deputy director of the institute Phạm Tuấn Dương said due to the re-emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, many blood donors did not come to give blood after registering, leading to a sharp decrease in blood reserves.

Many health facilities in Việt Nam including the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases and National Cancer Hospital have been locked down due to COVID-19 transmissions. This has been a big concern and lesson for many other medical facilities, especially those that treat elderly patients with chronic diseases.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has awarded certificates of merit to collectives and individuals of Hà Nội’s Đông Anh District and Đà Nẵng City’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC) for their outstanding work of COVID-19 prevention and control.