(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded more than 11,200 new infections of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the national tally to nearly 350,000.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the tightening of social distancing measures as COVID-19 continues to spread in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Vaccine Company (VNVC) handed over 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the Health Ministry in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health on Saturday approved the distribution of 30,000 more vials of antiviral drug Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients in a number of localities.

(VOVWORLD) - HCM city is allowing 11 groups other than members of the steering committee for epidemic prevention and control to go out as it further tightens pandemic restrictions.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) on Friday donated 200 high-performance ventilators and other medical supplies to the Ministry of Health to support COVID-19 treatment.

(VOVWORLD) - An additional 11,321 coronavirus cases have been recorded in Vietnam during the past 24 hours, including 11,299 community infections, said the Health Ministry.

(VOVWORLD) - The world had recorded more than 211.5 million COVID-19 infections and 4.4 million deaths, according to wordometers.com.

(VOVWORLD) - The Military Medicinal Academy has deployed additional 295 medical staff to help Ho Chi Minh City and other southern cities and provinces control the Covid-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The first two mobile medical stations have opened in Ho Chi Minh City under the Government and the Health Ministry’s instruction.