(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed 1,438 local COVID-19 infections in 18 cities and provinces Friday morning, led by Ho Chi Minh city with more than 1,000 cases.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam recorded 1,922 new COVID-19 infections, including 33 imported and 1,889 local cases, from 6am to 7h30pm on July 15, according to the Ministry of Health

(VOVWORLD) - An additional 921,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, part of the purchase of 30 million doses from the company in 2021, arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday called for promoting national unity and engagement of the political system and the public in the fight against COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - At an online meeting Wednesday with local authorities to discuss COVID-19 response, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam called for more operators on the COVID-19 hotline in Binh Duong province where infections are rising.

(VOVWORLD) - As of Wednesday, 13,000 shots of Vietnam’s homegrown NanoCovax vaccine had been administered to volunteers aged 18-75 in the third trial phase. 1,000 volunteers will get their second shot before August 15.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held an online meeting on Thursday to discuss COVID-19 response with leaders of 27 densely populated southern localities, which have a high number of industrial parks and processing zones.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is one of the countries that have been most successful in containing the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a united effort by the political system and the public. The results reflect the Vietnamese Party and State’s commitment to protecting people’s health and lives.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi’s Department of Health on Wednesday sent an urgent dispatch to the centres for disease control and health centres of districts and towns to conduct COVID-19 testing on 10,000 people.

(VOVWORLD) - Additional 805 COVID-19 infections were reported from 6pm on Wednesday to 6am on Thursday, including four imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health.