(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City’s health sector needs earlier medical interventions in treating severe COVID-19 cases to minimize the number of deaths, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged that the production of home-grown vaccines be accelerated, without sacrificing safety and effectiveness.

(VOVWORLD) - HCM city, the largest hotspot of coronavirus in Vietnam, has administered more than 170,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the fifth phase of its inoculation drive, said Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc.

(VOVWORLD) - 2,762 new COVID-19 infections were recorded on Tuesday morning, mostly in HCM city.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health confirmed 5,174 new COVID-19 infections Monday evening, raising the national tally in the day to 7,882.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi confirmed 24 more COVID-19 infections Monday noon, according to the municipal Department of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Localities nationwide have strengthened measures against COVID-19 as the pandemic is spreading quickly.

(VOVWORLD) -The Delta variant first detected in India is now spreading rapidly in Southeast Asia.

(VOVWORLD) - The total number COVID-19 infections in Vietnam has surpassed 100,000 as the Ministry of Health confirmed 2,708 new cases on Monday morning.

(VOVWORLD) - HCM city residents will be banned from going out between 6 pm and 6 am the next day, starting Monday, as Vietnam’s largest economic hub sees no sign of improvement in its COVID-19 fight after more than two weeks into stringent social distancing under Directive 16, equivalent to a lockdown.