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Healthcare reaches remote communities under new national health policy

3 more people diagnosed with COVID-19 in HCM City

Three people in HCM City are suspected to have contracted COVID-19 following tests on May 20, according to the city Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention.

Women parliamentarians engage with voters more on social networks than men: study

Women parliamentarians tend to value the merit of 'having the ability to persuade others' more than their men counterparts, a study has found.

81-year-old man becomes 39th COVID-related fatality

An elderly man with a history of medical conditions has become the 39th COVID-related death in Việt Nam, and the fourth in the past week since the latest surge of community infections.

Việt Nam moves to establish $1 billion COVID-19 vaccine fund

The Ministry of Finance is seeking the Government’s approval for the establishment of a COVID-19 vaccine fund, it announced on Wednesday.

44 new local cases announced on Thursday noon

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VNA deputy general director appointed as Nhân dân newspaper’s Editor-in-chief

Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Lê Quốc Minh has been appointed as editor-in-chief of Nhân dân (People) newspaper.

Localities asked to stay vigilant as COVID-19 is in the community

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam on Wednesday asked all localities to be on high alert as the COVID-19 pandemic is in the community, and stay ready to immediately zone off areas and quarantine any new infections.

Liver cancer patient dies of COVID-19

The sub-treatment committee of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced the death on Thursday morning.

Việt Nam discovers two new strains of SARS-CoV-2 from imported cases

The two new variants are B.1.222 and B.1.619.

Cà Mau focuses on natural shrimp farming to foster exports

The southernmost province of Cà Mau has expanded the areas under the shrimp – forest and shrimp – rice models to farm clean products for export and provide farmers with sustainable incomes.

30 new local cases reported on Thursday morning

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109 new local COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday evening

The Ministry of Health announced 111 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday evening, including 109 local infections and two imported. It brings the total number of cases in Việt Nam to 4,690.

Việt Nam reports 111 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday evening

Hospitals tighten COVID measures following two new domestic cases in HCM City

Hospitals in HCM City have set up separate areas for health declarations, COVID-19 screenings, and emergency aid as required by the city Department of Health following two new domestically transmitted cases in the city.

PM moves to speed up purchasing of COVID-19 vaccines

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday signed a resolution to speed up the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines.

Field hospitals built in Bắc Ninh, Bắc Giang to combat COVID-19

Two field hospitals were set up in northern Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giắc Province on Wednesday by the army to help facilitate efforts in combatting COVID-19, according to the Ministry of National Defence.

36 new local cases on Wednesday noon

Vocational schools offer training in new skills

Only around 83,320 ninth grade students in HCM City will sit the 10th grade entrance examinations, and the remaining 16,245 have not registered for the exam, the city Department of Education and Training has said.

HCM City to invite bids for operating 90 subsidised bus routes

The HCM City Department of Transport will invite bids for operating 90 subsidised bus routes to improve their quality and efficiency.

Việt Nam to purchase 31 million Pfizer vaccine doses

Việt Nam is expected to receive 31 million COVID-19 vaccine doses developed by US-based firm Pfizer in the second half of 2021, said the Ministry of Health (MoH).