(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health confirmed 3,373 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, along with additional 77 coronavirus-related deaths.

(VOVWORLD) -From 5pm on Thursday to 5pm on Friday, Vietnam recorded 56 deaths, the lowest number of deaths in the past 2 months, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) finance ministers agreed on Friday to step up efforts to expand COVID-19 vaccine manufacture and supply and work together to ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery, host nation New Zealand said in a statement.

(VOVWORLD) - A booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech restored efficacy to 95.6% against the virus, including the Delta variant, data released by the companies from a large study showed on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Twelve checkpoints in the gateways to HCM City will only check vaccination records and will not require a negative COVID-19 test for people traveling to the city, except for those coming from "very high-risk" areas, according to the municipal Traffic Police Division.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported 3,636 COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours as of 5pm on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly deputies on Thursday reviewed Vietnam’s socio-economic development in 2021, COVID-19 containment, and implementation of the previous session’s resolution. They also deliberated on the development plan for next year.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Phu Tho, Soc Trang and Ca Mau provinces on Thursday to quickly contain their newly-detected COVID-19 outbreaks.

(VOVWORLD) - From 5pm on Tuesday to 5pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 3,646 new COVID-19 cases, of which 11 were imported and 3,635 were recorded in 50 provinces and cities.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Health on Tuesday received 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 100,000 test kits donated by the Hungarian Government.