Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has proposed the Ministry of Health considering shipping 400,000 doses of vaccines to southern Long An Province in the coming days.
The south-central province of Bình Thuận is taking measures to ensure there is adequate water supply during the next dry season for households without tap water.
All three patients had chronic health issues and were being treated at Sa Đéc Hospital.
For the fourth day running, Việt Nam has recorded a record high of new COVID-19 infections.
Health authorities on Sunday afternoon announced four more deaths related to COVID-19 – two in HCM City and the other two in the southern province of Đồng Tháp.
A small COVID-19 testing centre was set up at the Domestic Terminal of Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City to provide quick test services for passengers and airline staff from Sunday.
HCM City, Việt Nam’s current biggest COVID-19 epicentre, is on the right track in pandemic prevention and control after two days of social distancing imposed across the entire city, according to Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.
The Ministry of Health reported 632 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and one imported case on Sunday afternoon.
The number of new COVID-19 cases in HCM City is forecast to keep growing in the coming days, but with serious implementation of Directive 16 and adjustments to contact tracing, sample collection, and testing strategies, the city will contain the outbreak, according to Deputy PM Vũ Đức Đam.
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has urged HCM City to work with neighbouring provinces to enforce strict COVID-19 prevention measures, including control of people going in and out of the city while ensuring convenient circulation of goods.
The Ministry of Heath reported a new record for daily domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections with 1,844 cases in 31 localities on Saturday.
The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the largest-ever immunisation drive in Việt Nam, kicked off with a ceremony held on Saturday.
The HCM City People’s Committee has established a 24/7 command centre for COVID-19 prevention and control consisting of 16 members led by the People’s Committee chairman Nguyễn Thành Phong.
Supply of goods to HCM City’s markets and distributors are stabilising following a rush by locals in the last few days to stock up on goods, but the city is still facing some problems with goods shipments from other provinces.
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