Việt Nam News

A pregnant woman who tested positive for SARS-COV-2 successfully gave birth to a boy at the Quảng Ngãi Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics hospital on Thursday.

Việt Nam recorded 9,580 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, a reduction of 136 cases compared to Saturday. It was also announced that a further 336 people have died of coronavirus complications.

On Sunday, as HCM City announced its plan to extend strict lockdown for another month until September 15, hundreds of migrant workers have packed their bags and personal belongings and rushed to the city's gateways in a bid to leave for their hometowns in the surrounding provinces of Đồng Nai, Bình Thuận, and some central provinces.

A total of 85,608 people in HCM City were vaccinated with Sinopharm's Vero Cell vaccine on Saturday only, and all was safe, the municipal Department of Health declared on Sunday.

The Hà Nội Medical University on Sunday kicked off the first phase clinical trial of the ARCT-154 vaccine against COVID-19 with 100 volunteers from Hà Nội.

HCM City will extend its strict social distancing measures for another month given the risk of a re-emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Phan Văn Mãi, deputy secretary of the city Party Committee, said yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) will share data from the National Population Database to help manage COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Government has agreed to buy additional 20 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, on top of the contract for 31 million doses signed with the US company in May.

Đà Nẵng will lock down seven districts for a week, starting from 8am, Monday (August 16) to midnight on August 23, as the number of coronavirus cases has still remained at an average of 70 per day for 15 consecutive days.

The Ministry of Health plans to pilot an initiative to have COVID-19 patients treated at home with medicines, health supplements and care instructions in HCM City from August 16 at a time when COVID-19 treatment facilities are becoming overwhelmed.

A further 9,716 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam on Saturday, bringing the national tally to 265,464.

More medical personnel from other provinces are being deployed in HCM City, Việt Nam’s COVID-19 epicentre, as the burden on hospitals worsens and as the city considers paying recovered COVID-19 patients, who have high natural immunity, to help with prevention and control activities.

The south – central province of Ninh Thuận is taking measures to increase the number of its products made under the country’s ‘one commune – one product’ programme.  

A man in the central province of Quảng Trị has successfully developed an organic farming model in combination with online trading of safe food.

The stormy season is starting in Hà Nội and residents are increasingly concerned about flooding during heavy rain.