On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Health announced a record of 243 locally infected cases in Bắc Giang, bringing the total number of cases in the northern province on the day to 375 cases.

Non-touch temperature screening kiosks and cameras as well as software modules using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) have been set up in high-risk locations, including quarantine areas.

An independent research group from the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has forecast that the total number of coronavirus cases in the fourth COVID-19 wave could reach 4,500-6,600 depending on the level of social distancing.

Việt Nam will try to acquire 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to immunise 75 per cent of the country's population by the end of this year, said Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long.

Bắc Giang Province, the hotspot of the latest COVID-19 outbreak, has detected 375 new community cases, the highest daily increase of the fourth wave.