(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 91 more COVID-19 infections including 79 local transmissions Friday morning, raising the number of cases recorded in the ongoing wave to more than 11,000.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported 285 COVID-19 infections on Thursday, 162 of which are in HCM City, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on Thursday warned against a likely resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Dong Nai province, which has disrupted trade activities with Ho Chi Minh city and Binh Duong province where the coronavirus is raging.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will update its immigration policy for foreigners based on the pandemic situation and promote COVID-19 vaccine passport recognition.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a phone talk on Thursday with World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The Prime Minister highlighted WHO’s cooperation and support for Vietnam’s health care sector in the last 45 years.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan has directed relevant authorities on a temporary suspension of flights between Ho Chi Minh City and the central province of Quang Binh’s Dong Hoi city starting from Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health issued a document on Wednesday asking local authorities to tighten measures to control arrivals from pandemic-hit regions.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health has just announced an additional 127 cases of COVID-19 in 7 provinces and cities, of which, Ho Chi Minh City reported 75 cases.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Prime Minister has just decided to add 11.5 billion VND, equivalent to 500,000 USD from the central budget reserve in 2021 to the Ministry of Health to make contributions to the COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access) Facility.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health announced that from 6 pm on Wednesday to 6 am on Thursday, Vietnam reported 42 new cases of COVID-19.