Việt Nam recorded 293 local COVID-19 cases on Saturday in 15 localities, the Ministry of Health announced.
Two more people have died of COVID-19 complications in Việt Nam, a woman aged 90 and a 67-year-old man.
The HCM City Department of Health on June 18 ordered the Children Hospital and the Children Hospital No.2 to admit child COVID-19 patients.
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The south-central province of Ninh Thuận is speeding up research into and creation of new grape varieties, especially for making wine, with high yields and quality.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu plans to expand large-scale production and the use of advanced techniques to improve agricultural yield and quality and raise farmers' incomes from now to 2025.
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam asked localities to conduct vaccinations as scheduled, avoiding slow progress in inoculations if the vaccine is available.
HCM City authorities have urged all residents to continue to take further precautions and maintain social distancing measures as “everyone is now potentially a source of infection”.
HCM City broke its record daily increase of new COVID-19 cases on Friday with 149 locally-transmitted infections. A day earlier, it reported 137 cases, according to the Health Ministry.