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— The chemistry team of the Vietnam People’s Army on Wednesday participated in the 'Safe Environment' category within the framework of the International Army Games 2021 at Korla military base in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Vietnam News Agency reported the same day.

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— Thanks to diplomatic efforts to seek vaccine supplies, Vietnam expects to receive three to four million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine by August 29.

— U.S. Vice President Kamala D. Harris on Wednesday launched the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Southeast Asia Regional Office in Hanoi to strengthen the disease control body’s ability to meet its mission of protecting Americans and people of the region by responding more rapidly to health threats wherever they occur and building key relationships to tackle shared health priorities, the U.S. Embassy announced in a press release the same day.

— The World Bank and the Institute for Social Development Studies have recently signed a financing deal worth US$2.75 million for a project on strengthening COVID-19 response capacity at the grassroots level in Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday.

— Ho Chi Minh City has administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 76 percent of people aged above 18 and fully vaccinated 3.1 percent of its population, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Nguyen Hoai Nam said at a press conference on Wednesday.

— The southern province of Binh Duong on Wednesday reported a record of 12,115 coronavirus patients being discharged from hospitals, according to the province's steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.

— Hanoi authorities have sanctioned nearly 33,000 cases of violating COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control regulations during the past month, with fines nearing VND50 billion ($2.1 million), the local Department of Information and Communications said on Wednesday night.

— Around 100 homeless people in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 4 were vaccinated on Wednesday against COVID-19 and offered temporary accommodations at a local school before being transferred to a social support center, as part of the city’s effort to take care of vulnerable people adversely impacted by the pandemic.

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