(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City will gradually ease social distancing measures, according to a new Directive.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Vaccine Company (VNVC) on Monday handed over 1.3 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to the Health Ministry as part of its contract for 30 million doses.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 9,362 new infections of COVID-19 on Monday, raising the national tally to 766,051, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - The central city of Da Nang aims to complete giving two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to all residents over 18 years old by the end of this year, according to the city’s Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) -The Israeli mask company Sonovia has announced that its fabric eliminates the COVID-19 Delta variant particles with over 99.95% effectiveness.

(VOVWORLD) - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Sunday that low- and middle-income nations are expected to receive one billion doses of vaccine by the end of this year.

(VOVWORLD) - An art program promoting the spirit of unity and consensus among the people to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic was held virtually on Sunday and connected to many locations across the country. The event was jointly organized by the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) and the Trinh Cong Son Fund.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic reduced life expectancy in 2020 by the largest amount since World War Two, according to a study published on Monday by Oxford University.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh city is preparing a new directive, due to take effect from Friday, on COVID-19 policy adjustments to reopen the economy, said a spokesman for the municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control at a press conference on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 10,011 new infections of COVID-19 in 35 provinces and cities on Sunday, with HCM city accounting for nearly half of the cases.