Vietnam recorded 3,018 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday morning. The latest cases were in Ho Chi Minh city, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An, Tay Ninh, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Khanh Hoa, Ben Tre, Phu Yen, Can Tho, Kien Giang, Hanoi, Binh Dinh,
Vietnam is determined to successfully produce at least one COVID-19 vaccine this year, according to Deputy Health Minister Tran Van Thuan. Vietnam has asked WHO specialists to help the country produce coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible to ensure vaccine self-sufficiency for its people, Mr. Thuan told an online
– Vietnam will receive some 9 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine within this month, according to the Health Ministry. By the end of the third quarter, a total of 30 million doses will have arrived in the country which is battling its most challenging coronavirus wave so far. Vietnam has
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Saturday insisted that the Tokyo Olympic Games will be safe and secure, despite positive COVID-19 tests at the athletes’ village. Mr. Bach told a press conference that among the 15,000 athletes, officials and other Olympic-and-Paralympic-related people who had arrived from July 1
Pakistan on Saturday partially reopened its southern crossing with Afghanistan, shut off since the Taliban seized control of the strategic border town on the other side. Thousands of Afghans were left stranded in the Pakistani town of Chaman after militants captured Spin Boldak from Kabul’s forces on Wednesday, part of
The first session of the 15th National Assembly will open next Tuesday and run through the end of this month, the NA office announced at a press briefing on Saturday. Legislators will elect the NA Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons, members of the NA Standing Committee, the NA Secretary General,
The Health Ministry has prepared additional 2,000 respirators and other medical equipment for HCM city as more severe COVID-19 cases and deaths are expected in the coming days. The city has also set up a 1,000-bed field hospital at its Oncology Hospital 2 to treat severe coronavirus patients, according
