(VOVWORLD) - More than 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the Polish Government were handed over to Vietnam at a ceremony held at Warsaw Chopin Airport on Friday, attended by diplomatic officials of both sides.

(VOVWORLD) - Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla praised Vietnam’s efforts in responding to the pandemic and protecting people’s health, believing that Vietnam would soon control the disease.

(VOVWORLD) - As Ho Chi Minh city requires people to "stay where they are” from next Monday in a further step to curb the spread of COVID-19, the armed forces will be deployed to ensure safety, social order and access to health care, making sure that social distancing rules are abided by.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic is slowing economic growth and affecting all other aspects of life. During this difficult period, particular attention is being given to poor people, vulnerable people, and ethnic minority people.

(VOVWORLD) - From 6pm on Thursday to 6:30pm on Friday, Vietnam confirmed 10,657 new infections, including 7 imported cases and 6,132 transmitted in the community.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi will continue to implement city-wide social distancing until 6am on September 6 to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic, said Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong.

(VOVWORLD) - According to the Ministry of Health, as of Thursday Vietnam has received more than 22 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine including 14 million doses of AstraZeneca, 5 million doses of Moderna, 1.2 million doses of Pfizer, 12,000 doses of Sputnik-V, and 2.5 million doses of Sinopharm.

(VOVWORLD) - More and more Vietnamese people affected by COVID-19 have received support.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday decided to allocate more than 130,000 tons of rice from the national food reserve to 24 cities and provinces hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City plans to begin vaccinating people aged 12-18 from next month if there is a suitable vaccine source, according to city authorities.