Government allocates US$221m to COVID-19 fight

The Government has assigned VNĐ5.1 trillion (US$221.6 million) from the State budget reserve for 2021 for the Ministry of Health's spending estimate to purchase medical equipment and supplies, biological products, chemicals and drugs for COVID-19 prevention and control.

HCM City cancels high school graduation exams

The HCM City People’s Committee has cancelled the second round of the high school graduation exam scheduled to take place from August 5-7 because of a spike in new COVID-19 infection cases. 

COVID-19 cases top 150,000, no new deaths

Việt Nam’s total COVID-19 cases reached 154,360 cases on Sunday after the Ministry of Health reported  a daily increase 8,620 new cases. The national tally just exceeded 100,000 mark on Monday morning.

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