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Healthcare reaches remote communities under new national health policy

852 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday evening

Two in their 30s among five new COVID deaths

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced five more fatalities related to COVID-19 due to serious underlying diseases, thus the country has had 130 COVID-19-related death.

Hà Nội tests all people coming from HCM City

As COVID-19 cases reach record highs in HCM City, the authorities in Hà Nội are taking no chances, insisting that everyone who travelled to the capital from the southern hub is tracked, tested and quarantined to curb the spread of the virus.

How to register for your COVID-19 vaccine for Vietnamese and foreigners

As Việt Nam has launched a mass inoculation campaign in all 63 cities and provinces lasting from July this year until April next year, Vietnamese nationals and foreigners can make online registration for COVID-19 vaccines.

Gov’t gives T&T Group approval to procure 40 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine

The Government has given a private corporation approval to enter into negotiations to procure 40 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.

No charges to be filed related to death of military recruit

The Criminal Investigation Agency of Region 3 (Military Zone 1) has announced that recruit Trần Đức Đô suffocated by hanging himself.

983 new COVID-19 cases reported at noon Tuesday

Đồng Tháp Province to impose social distancing in accordance with Directive 16

Đồng Tháp will enforce strict social distancing measure in accordance with the prime minister’s Directive 16 from midnight on July 14 as COVID-19 cases increase in the province.

Hà Nội: Many people still ignore rules on COVID-19 prevention and control

Many Hà Nội residents are ignoring the new restrictions recently imposed by the authorities to prevent the growing risks of COVID-19 infections in the capital city.

Japan to send another 1 million doses of AstraZeneca to Việt Nam

Japan will donate another 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Việt Nam, Japanese foreign minister Motegi Toshimitsu said on Tuesday morning at a press briefing.

Mobile apps help city fight COVID-19

Due to the complexity of the latest Covid-19 outbreak in HCM City, residents have been asked to download and install the apps named ‘Y Tế HCM’ and ‘Tổng đài 1022’ on their iOS or Android devices for ease of health declaration and information updates.

Connecting schools has potential to boost GDP by 20% in the least connected nations

An Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report sponsored by Ericsson has found that nations with low broadband connectivity have the potential to realise an increase in GDP by up to 20 per cent by connecting schools to the internet.

Hậu Giang Province’s rural vocational training programme achieves solid success

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang plans to train 32,500 people in vocational skills in 2021 – 25 to increase the rate of trained workers to 70 per cent.

Businesses in HCM City, Long An suspend operations to prevent spread of COVID-19

Authorities in HCM City and Long An province have suspended operations of a number of businesses so that epidemic prevention measures can be carried out.

Fighting hi-tech crimes faces challenges

Police forces nationwide are stepping up efforts to combat hi-tech crimes which have become more popular and more sophisticated.

More than just medicine: Hospital staff provide free food and clothing too!

Doctors and medical staff at the Tây Nguyên ( Central Highlands) province of Kon Tum's General Hospital have helped patients and their families with charity meals and clothes.

Wet season temps to be up to one degree higher than average

From this week to early August, one or two tropical cyclones are likely to appear on the East Sea while the average temperature across localities in Việt Nam will be 0.5-1 degree Celsius higher than those of the same periods in previous years.

Đồng Nai expects to control COVID-19 in a month: official

The southern province of Đồng Nai needs about a month to control its COVID-19 outbreak, which has hit almost 400 cases in the fourth wave, said the provincial People’s Committee chairman Cao Tiến Dũng, adding that there are many undetected cases in the community.