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MoH warns medical equipment industry against price gouging

Manufacturers, importers and suppliers must not increase the price or speculate with biological products and medical equipment that serve COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control.

HCM City to provide 19,000 vaccine doses of Sinopharm to FPT

HCM City has provided 19,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine developed by the China National Pharmaceutical Group to FPT, according to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC).

Three people killed in landslide

Three people died after a landslide struck early Thursday morning in Bãi Cháy Ward, Hạ Long City in the northern province of Quảng Ninh.

Government gives top priority to allocating vaccines to HCM City: Deputy PM

The Government always gives the highest priority to allocating COVID-19 vaccines to Hồ Chí Minh City, said Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam at an online meeting with municipal leaders on COVID-19 prevention and control on Wednesday.

HCM City gets greenlight to use Sinopharm vaccine

The Ministry of Health has allowed HCM City to use one million doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine Vero Cell.

Special COVID-19 patient stays to help doctors after recovering

Hà Ngọc Trường is a special patient at the Củ Chi COVID-19 Treatment Hospital in HCM City.

HCM City urges speedy ODA disbursement for first metro line

The HCM City People's Committee has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Finance to disburse Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) capital from the central budget this year under a valid loan agreement worth VNĐ1.95 trillion (US$85 million) for its first metro line project.

Trà Vinh to treat nearly all urban household solid waste by 2025

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh plans to collect and treat 98.5 per cent of household solid waste in urban areas by 2025.

Bình Phước Province seeks approval for HCM City – Thủ Dầu Một – Chơn Thành expressway

Bình Phước Province has asked the Government for permission to carry out an investment project for the HCM City – Thủ Dầu Một – Chơn Thành expressway.

4,642 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday morning

8,766 new COVID-19 cases recorded on Wednesday, 342 more fatalities

The Ministry of Health reported 8,766 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. There were also another 342 fatalities related to coronavirus announced.

Deputy PM insists on vaccine priority for HCM City

The Government has agreed to prioritise vaccine distribution to HCM City and parts of Đồng Nai, Bình Dương and Long An Provinces, the country's top COVID-19 hotspots, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said at a conference in the city on Tuesday.

Việt Nam reports 3,964 new cases and 342 new deaths on Wednesday evening

Army units ready to transport COVID-19 vaccines to localities

Military forces are ready to be on duty around the clock and mobilise helicopters to transport COVID-19 vaccines to islands and disadvantaged areas, according to Deputy Minister of Defence Vũ Hải Sản.

Việt Nam administers record 1.4m doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, total crosses 11m mark

Health Minister Nguyễn Thanh Long has asked for close collaboration between the medical sector and the army as vaccines will come in great quantity and need to be preserved in strict conditions in the near future.

HCM City to negotiate purchase of 5 million Moderna vaccine doses

HCM City People’s Committee has assigned State-owned Saigon Pharmaceutical Group (Sapharco) to negotiate and sign contracts to purchase 5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine.

Hà Nội to test 1.3 million people for COVID-19

Hà Nội has planned to take a total of 1.3 million samples of local people for SARS-CoV-2 tests by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) between August 9 and 17.

Government aims for HCM City to control COVID-19 outbreak by September 15

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has just signed Resolution 86 of the Government on the implementation of urgent measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic to implement Resolution 30 of the National Assembly.