(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam recorded 170 local COVID-19 cases Friday noon, most of them in HCM city.

(VOVWORLD) - The University of Science and Technology under Da Nang University has created a mobile cabin to transport patients with COVID-19 in quarantine areas.

(VOVWORLD) -The first shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is likely to arrive in Vietnam this month, according to a representative from the US drug maker.

(VOVWORLD) - The Euro 2020 soccer tournament was on Thursday blamed for a surge in coronavirus cases as fans have flocked to stadiums, bars and spectator zones across Europe to watch the action while the pandemic still raged.

(VOVWORLD) - A charity store with more than 60 essential items for daily use will remain open until Sunday at the Hiep Binh Phuoc Culture and Sports House in Thu Duc city to succor people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a 26 trillion VND (1.1 billion USD) package to support COVID-19-hit people and businesses.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry announced another 147 domestic COVID-19 infections Friday morning including 118 in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) - According to the Ministry of Health, from 12h30 to 6pm on Thursday, 264 cases were reported, 18 of them were quarantined upon arrival and 246 others detected in HCM City (152), Binh Duong (42), Tien Giang (22), Quang Ngai (9), Phu Yen (8 ), An Giang (5), Da Nang (3), Ha Tinh (2), Bac Ninh (2), and Bac Giang (1), 189 cases were detected in quarantined or locked-down areas. 407 patients were discharged from the hospitals the same day.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 Delta variant, first identified in India, has already been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiological update on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Tokyo-based Aozora Bank, on Thursday, handed over 5 million JPY (45,000 USD) to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, as a donation to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.