Tuesday also saw the second largest number of community transmissions reported in a single day since April 27, just behind May 25 when 444 cases were detected.
Việt Nam is seeking support from the private sector to secure enough funding to nail deals of 150 million COVID-19 doses in 2021 in an effort to achieve herd immunity as soon as possible.
With COVID-19 outbreaks in the city under control, Hà Nội’s health authorities are set to propose allowing reopening of some non-essential services.
Japan has donated a batch of one million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Việt Nam. The shipment of the vaccines made in Japan is expected to leave on Wednesday (June 16) and arrive in Việt Nam the same day.
The Ministry of Health has sent a document to major epidemiological institutes urging them to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
A fire in a cafe killed six people in Vinh City of central Nghệ An Province last night.
Hundreds of households that raise fish in cages on the waters of Hoà Bình hydropower reservoir have struggled in recent years due to unstable water levels.
Relocating universities, hospitals, and polluted production facilities to reduce population pressure on the central areas of Hà Nội is an important goal of the six residential planning projects in four core inner-city districts.
Hospitals in HCM City are strengthening preventive measures against COVID-19 after 55 employees, mostly in administrative departments, at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases tested positive for coronavirus.
The health ministry on Monday evening confirmed a further 75 new local COVID-19 infections and five imported cases in six localities, bringing the daily increase to 272.
Health authorities on Monday afternoon reported two deaths relating to COVID-19 – two female patients with critical underlying health conditions.
Vinh City Police in the central province of Nghệ An on Monday morning launched criminal proceedings against a 22-year-old hairdresser who was confirmed to have COVID-19 on the same day but did not co-operate with authorities when providing her personal contact and travelling history.
Vietnamese children might be enjoying their early summer holiday, but parents are concerned about the safety of their kids while they go about their daily business.