(VOVWORLD) - The Italian government on Wednesday said it will give Vietnam more than 800,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX Facility, to be delivered in early September.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee launched a program on Wednesday to raise donations for southerners in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - 214.7 million COVID-19 infections had been confirmed globally as of Thursday noon, and 4.47 million deaths, according to worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government cares about Vietnam’s expat community. It is accelerating COVID-19 vaccination, not only for citizens but also for foreigners living and working here, in an effort to achieve herd immunity as soon as possible.

(VOVWORLD) - From 6 pm on Tuesday to 6 pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 12,096 new COVID-19 cases, of which 3 were imported and 12,093 were recorded in 36 provinces and cities.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has received 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Romanian Government.

(VOVWORLD) - A new report by The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) says delays in inoculating the world against the coronavirus will come with a high price tag.

(VOVWORLD) -A flight by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines landed at Noi Bai International Airport on Wednesday after departing San Francisco, with 277 Vietnamese citizens and 6.2 tonnes of medical equipment onboard.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has been named head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. He is tasked with directing in a centralized and unified manner from the central to local levels and coordinating all resources as quickly and effectively as possible to soon contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometer.info, as of Wednesday, the world had recorded 214 million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection and 4.46 million fatalities.