Việt Nam has received more than three million doses of the Moderna vaccine donated through the COVAX Facility by the US Government, UNICEF have announced.
Vietnamese soldiers fought invaders during the American war, and now a veteran is supporting the national fight against a deadly invisible enemy, the COVID pandemic.
The total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in Việt Nam, since the first case was recorded last year, was 90,939 today with the country reporting a further 7,968 new cases.
Hà Nội has developed plans to respond to a range of possible scenarios as the number of local COVID-19 infections increases, Deputy Secretary of the Hà Nội Party Committee Nguyễn Văn Phong has said.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has directed the development and production of home-grown vaccines to move faster but has said their safety and efficacy must be ensured.
Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam as the fourth wave of infections have not showed any sign of let-up, people have been getting up in arms about a privileged few with connections that seem to be shamelessly bragging about their exemptions from the rules that the mass has to follow.
Supermarkets and convenience stores in Đà Nẵng have enough supplies to meet consumers’ needs for at least the next three months after the city came under its fourth social distancing order on Thursday, city authorities have said.