(VOVWORLD) -The Italian Government has announced its decision to offer 796,000 more AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam via the COVAX global facility to help Vietnam respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 11,692 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the national tally to over 707,436.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry has asked local health departments to advise local authorities on vaccine intervals following recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), the vaccine manufacturers, and the Health Ministry.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Health Ministry to study two methods to treat COVID-19 patients using stem cells and plasma.

(VOVWORLD) - As of Tuesday evening, the world had recorded nearly 230 million COVID-19 infections and more than 4.7 million deaths, according to worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam urged the southern province of Dong Nai to speed up testing, especially at industrial zones and workers’ residential areas.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic sped up the shift of innovation from Europe and North America to Asia, UN world rankings now show.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi’s authorities have allowed the reopening of some services in the city from 6am on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday called on the COVAX Facility to allocate vaccines to Vietnam as fast and much as possible so that it can fulfill its commitment to providing 39 million doses to Vietnam in 2021.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi will ease restriction measures starting 6am on Tuesday, with current zoning and travel permit mechanisms removed, according to a press briefing on Monday.