PM asks ministries and localities to prepare post-pandemic economic recovery plans Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked the Government’s agencies and local administrations to work harder to control the pandemic and at the same time design scenarios for economic recovery and development in the new situation.

A change in the strategy to deal with the pandemic required

Việt Nam is experiencing the heaviest outbreak ever: the number of cases has reached more than 300,000 and the death toll has been more than 7000.

Government asks to quickly control pandemic and ensure economic recovery

Quickly keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control and supporting businesses and people affected by the pandemic, particularly ensuring enough food and essential needs for all residents, are part of the freshly issued Resolution of the recent Government meeting on the socio-economic situation in the first seven months of the year.

Gov't to roll out US$5.2 billion COVID-19 relief package The government is to roll out a VND118 trillion (US$5.2 billion) COVID-19 relief package by the end of the year, said deputy minister of finance Nguyễn Đức Chi during a government meeting yesterday. 

New approach, new solutions necessary for long fight: PM

The fight against COVID-19 will be long even when vaccines are available, therefore, there must be new approaches and new solutions, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday.

Record 1,307 local COVID-19 infections reported, fourth wave tally nears 21,000

Việt Nam on Thursday recorded 1,307 domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections, the highest daily rise the country has ever seen.

Việt Nam's cases nears 20,000 mark, with HCM City becoming largest hot spot

Việt Nam’s national COVID-19 caseload reached nearly 20,000 today, with increases driven by a major jump in HCM City and the presence of highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant.

Regular Government meeting discusses socio-economic development Participants discussed the country's socio-economic situation in the first six months of the year, as well as directions and tasks for the last six months of 2021 during the Government’s monthly meeting on Thursday.

Việt Nam pushes vaccination drive amid ‘shocking inequity’ in global distribution1

Việt Nam is one front runner in mobilising social capital from individuals and private sector through the establishment of the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund.

More effective COVID-19 prevention needed to protect hospitals

After wreaking havoc in a series of hospitals in the north in early May, COVID-19 infections are appearing at medical facilities in the south.