(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam received over 1.2 million more doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to the Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC).

(VOVWORLD) - HCM city, the largest COVID-19 hotbed in Vietnam at the moment, will require people to "stay where they are”, starting next Monday, in a further step to curb the spread of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government has issued Resolution 68 on an aid package worth 1.1 billion USD to help employees and employers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. So far 13 million people have received more than 260 million USD from the package.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien has asked the Singaporean Ministry of Defence to help Vietnam access COVID-19 vaccines and production technology.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has praised AstraZeneca Group for its contributions to the fight against COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - As many as 13,145 healthcare workers from northern and central provinces have volunteered to join frontline forces in the south to combat COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 8,800 cases of COVID-19 from 6pm on Tuesday to 6.30pm on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Young Businesspeople Association has called on individuals and organizations to help people, who have recovered from the coronavirus with jobs and income.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry and Vinh Long province inaugurated a COVID-19 intensive care center in Vinh Long province.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 209 million COVID-19 patients had been reported globally as of Wednesday noon, and 4.4 million of them have died, according to worldometers.info.