(VOVWORLD) -California will offer more than 116.5 million USD in cash and gift cards to residents who get COVID-19 vaccinations before June 15, the latest - and most lucrative - incentive by U.S. states desperate to persuade laggards and vaccine-skeptics to get the injection.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 40 new COVID-19 infections on Friday noon, raising the total count since the morning to 80.

(VOVWORLD) - No regulations on vaccine passports are currently in place in Vietnam, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed 40 more local COVID-19 infections on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has appealed to people both at home and abroad, businesses, and organisations to contribute to the fight against COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt production, exports, and social security in Bac Ninh province, which has more than 400,000 workers. The province is trying to sustain productivity in industrial parks while maintaining social security in the province.

(VOVWORLD) -The Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on May 27 confirmed the 46th COVID-19-related death – a 81-year-old male with underlying health conditions.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health reported 53 new COVID-19 cases, all local infections, over the last 6 hours to 12pm on Thursday, raising the national tally to 6,164.

(VOVWORLD) - Celebrations of Buddha’s birthday in Ca Mau and Tra Vinh province strictly adhered to COVID-19 safety measures and no large gatherings were allowed.

(VOVWORLD) - The number of domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has risen to 4,621 cases, with 24 patients confirmed in the past 12 hours to 6am on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health.