Ho Chi Minh City needs 7,000 more health workers for COVID-19 response
The municipal People’s Committee has asked for the provision of additional doctors, nurses, and medical professionals
Japan to provide Vietnam with 1,600 cold boxes for COVID-19 vaccine transport
The cold boxes are expected to be delivered to Vietnam in September along with temperature monitoring devices
Ho Chi Minh City youths operate online market to assist residents in locked down areas
The market offers essential items to local residents at zero cost
US to continue assisting Vietnam in accessing COVID-19 vaccines
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had a phone talk with Vietnamese Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh on Thursday
Vietnam to receive at least 3.6 million COVID-19 vaccine shots next month
The doses include donated jabs from Japan and the COVAX scheme as well as purchased shots from Pfizer
Ho Chi Minh City administration proposes spending $38mn assisting residents affected by COVID-19
The municipal People’s Committee made the proposition during the meeting of the city’s People’s Council on Thursday
Cinema operators in Vietnam seek recognition as essential business in appeal for gov’t support
They want to reopen cinema systems as soon as possible to overcome coronavirus hardship
Over 4,000 children stay at coronavirus quarantine facilities without parents in Vietnam
Over 4,000 children in multiple localities have been brought to quarantine centers since the fourth transmission wave began
Vietnam offers ventilators, medical masks to assist COVID-19 response in Cambodia
The country has provided 800 ventilators, two million surgical masks, 300,000 N95 masks, and other medical equipment for Cambodia
Vietnamese airlines urge government to provide further support to overcome pandemic
Major airlines in Vietnam are projected to suffer heavy losses due to COVID-19 this year