The death of the man from Nam Định Province was the 50th in Việt Nam related to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

Central Retail in Việt Nam handed over a donation of VNĐ10 billion (US$433,700) to the HCM City Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee on June 4 in response to the Government’s call for donations to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long on Friday morning worked online with Johnson & Johnson officials to discuss importing the firm's COVID-19 vaccine to Việt Nam.

The Chinese product is the third COVID-19 vaccine to have been approved by health authorities in Việt Nam, following Oxford/AstraZeneca and Sputnik V.

HCM City is set to offer a second financial relief package for businesses and workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Việt Nam has approached to purchase 170 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far.