645 new cases announced on Thursday afternoon

638 cases recorded domestically in HCM City (481), Bình Dương (55), Khánh Hòa (25), Đồng Tháp (17), Vĩnh Long (17), Phú Yên (11), Bắc Giang (6), Cà Mau (4), Quảng Ngãi (4), Bắc Ninh (4), Hà Nội (4), Bình Phước (3), Hưng Yên (2), Tây Ninh (1), Hậu Giang (1), Kiên Giang (1), Bình Thuận ( 1), Bến Tre (1).615 cases were detected in isolation or locked down areas.393 patients were declared cured.

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340 kg bomb safely disposed of in central Việt Nam

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Water suppliers urged to prevent water shortages

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New system improving management of Việt Nam's rice production chain

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Mountainous people get knowledge of environment, health

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HCM City to ensure food supply, medical treatment during lockdown, stops takeaway services

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has ordered HCM City authorities to tighten COVID-19 prevention measures at field hospitals and lockdown areas while ensuring food supply at supermarkets during the 15-day lockdown period starting Friday (July 9) under Directive 16.

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Hà Nội suspends outdoor physical exercises and sports from 6pm

Hà Nội People’s Committee on Thursday announced the suspension of outdoor physical exercise and sports from 6pm of the same day due to the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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First COVID-19 variant vaccine AZD2816 Phase II/III trial participants vaccinated

Over 2,250 adults will participate in a phase II/III trial for the new COVID-19 variant vaccine AstraZeneca’s AZD2816 to assess safety and immunogenicity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the company reported.

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355 new cases announced on Thursday noon

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Twenty-two Vietnamese, Australians selected for young leadership dialogue

Twenty-two young people have been chosen to take part in the 2021 Australia - Vietnam Young Leadership Dialogue (AVLD), slated for early September, with each country having 11 delegates.

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Three more COVID-19 patients die

Three more COVID-19 patients have died in HCM City, Đà Nẵng and Bắc Giang taking the total number of fatalities to 105.

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993,000 students sit for high school graduation exam

More than 993,000 students across the country did the literature tests (in three hours), the first exam of the 2021’s high school graduation exam yesterday morning.

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COVID-19 negative certificate no excuse to be lax: expert

As some people have negative COVID-19 test results but are neglecting pandemic prevention and control, Dr Trần Đắc Phu, a senior advisor at the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, talks to the press about the need to maintain vigilance.

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Fourth wave of COVID-19 disrupts labour market recovery

The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections has disrupted the recovery of the labour market in the first six months of this year, said Nguyễn Trung Kiên, deputy head of the General Statistics Office (GSO).