(VOVWORLD) -The Air Defence- Air Force Service under the Ministry of Defense established two mobile oxygen production stations on Tuesday at Military Hospital 175 to promptly meet the demand for oxygen in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) - The coronavirus pandemic may have pushed as many as 80 million people in developing Asia into extreme poverty last year, threatening to derail progress on global goals to tackle poverty and hunger by 2030, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The world had recorded more than 213 million COVID-19 infections and 4.45 million deaths as of Tuesday, according to wordometers.com.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed more than 10,811 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the national tally to nearly 370,000.

(VOVWORLD) - Government agencies and localities need to strictly direct and follow prevention and control measures to quickly contain the COVID-19 pandemic, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in an official dispatch to Ministers and heads of government agencies on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 10,280 new infections of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total count so far to nearly 360,000.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam received more than 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Monday donated by the Polish Government.

(VOVWORLD) - An additional 3,000 medical personnel from medical schools and facilities around the country will travel to Vietnam’s major COVID-19 hotspots this week to help fight the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the acceleration of quick and massive COVID-19 testing, especially for all residents in Ho Chi Minh City during the time social distancing measures are in place.

(VOVWORLD) - A third dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel compared with those who received two shots, findings published by the Health Ministry showed on Sunday.