(VOVWORLD) - HCM city plans to close some COVID-19 quarantine and treatment facilities as more patients have been discharged or treated at home.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday backed a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older, some adults with underlying medical conditions and some adults in high-risk working and institutional settings.

(VOVWORLD) - HCM city authorities have approved the largest-ever relief package worth more than 320 million USD to support people affected by COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) -An additional 9,472 COVID-19 infections, including 7 imported cases, were reported in the past 24 hours to 5pm on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, hosted a meeting on Thursday to evaluate the pandemic situation and work out response measures for the coming time.

(VOVWORLD) - With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting people in many different ways, Vietnamese businesses have adopted flexible measures to maintain their business and ensure jobs for their employees.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has allotted 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to local hospitals to inoculate women over 13 weeks pregnant after the Ministry of Health granted permission to vaccinate this group against the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - From 5pm on Tuesday to 5pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 11,919 more recoveries from COVID-19, while the daily caseload reached 11,527.

(VOVWORLD) -Ho Chi Minh City’s Health Department has called on the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology to allocate more than 6 million doses of vaccine for roll-out until late October so that more than 7.2 million local people of more than 18 years of age would be double-jabbed.

(VOVWORLD) -The Hungarian Government provided Vietnam with 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 100,000 antigen rapid test kits at a ceremony on Tuesday in Budapest. The supplies will arrive in Hanoi on Thursday.