(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health confirmed 14,219 new COVID-19 infections in 41 localities across Vietnam on Monday, bringing the country's total count to 449,489.

(VOVWORLD) - Mobile app “Du lich Viet Nam an toan” (Safe Vietnam Travel) now allows users to complete a health declaration form without switching to another platform, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

(VOVWORLD) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, said on Sunday he supports COVID-19 vaccine mandates for children attending schools as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to fuel a surge in cases in the nation.

(VOVWORLD) - The southern province of Binh Duong has decided to extend social distancing measures under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 in “red zones” for 15 more days while "freezing" 15 wards in Thuan An and Di An cities and Tan Uyen township as COVID-19 infections continue surging.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi authorities have required departments, sectors and localities across the city to intensify testing and tracing to filter COVID-19 patients out of the community, while preparing quarantine and treatment facilities to be ready for any circumstances.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City has allowed shippers to resume operations in eight COVID-19 “red zones” under certain conditions from Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - A certificate of circulation for the NanoCovax vaccine, Vietnam’s first homegrown vaccine, has not yet been approved by the Advisory Council.

(VOVWORLD) - As of last Friday, most localities in Ho Chi Minh City had completed COVID-19 testing in lockdown and very high risk zones.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 12,663 new infections of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 435,132.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has reiterated Vietnam’s resolve to suppress the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.