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Social distancing measures have been applied in the entire province of Nghe An from today, August 20 amid a Covid-19 outbreak in the area.

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

The Ministry of Health has proposed recognising frontline medical staff that die on Covid-19 prevention and control activities.

Ho Chi Minh City has seen an increase in the number of Covid-19 patients over recent days partly because local authorities have sped up testing according to the Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Diseases Control.

The seventh dialogue with the theme of evaluating arising sea-related issues from the perspective of international law has recently been held virtually, drawing over 250 domestic and foreign experts, as well as delegates from foreign representative agencies in Hanoi

Contemporary dance named “Split” will be broadcast on the YouTube channel of Goethe-Institut Vietnam at 8 pm on August 21 and will be available on the channel until October 23.

Ton Duc Thang University and Duy Tan University in Ho Chi Minh City have broken into the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2021.

AstraZeneca has transferred an additional 1.2 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam as part of the 30 million dose contract it has signed with a Vietnamese partner.

The Ministry of Health has worked with authorities from HCM City and the three southern provinces of Binh Duong, Long An and Dong Nai on establishing mobile medical stations.

The match between Vietnam and Saudi Arabia in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers is set to start at 0am on September 3 (Vietnam time).

122 health workers from the Hanoi-based National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology left for Ho Chi Minh City on August 19 to help in the Covid-19 fight in the country's biggest epicentre.

Vietnam confirmed 10,654 more Covid-19 infections on Thursday which showed an increase of nearly 2,000 cases compared to yesterday's figure. An additional 5,000 patients recovered from the disease the same day.

Vietnam would have two official consecutive days off for National Holiday, September 2, from this year.

Authorities in Hanoi have asked traders to stop selling on some streets around the old Hang Be Market including Gia Ngu, Cau Go, and Trung Yen amid tightened measures for virus prevention.

Vietnam will spend VND450 billion (USD19.6m) from the Covid-19 vaccine fund to buy more vaccines in the third quarter of 2021.

Dantri/DTiNews readers have sent VND100m (USD4,300) to help an elderly man in Sam Son City, Thanh Hoa Province raise his sons who are suffering the health effects of their father’s dioxin exposure.

Many Covid-19 check-points have been set up in Hanoi Old Quarter for the purpose of Covid-19 prevention as the pandemic has remained complicated and unpredictable in the city.

While hospitals for Covid-19 patients in HCM City have been overloaded, local authorities are sending doctors to help treat patients at their home.

The northern province of Son La has closed schools just two days after reopening after some Covid-19 infections were detected.