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Two field hospitals with a total of 8,300 beds were put into operation in Binh Duong Province on Tuesday morning.

The Ministry of Health said it welcomed provinces that have registered to join the third stage of the clinical trial of the Nanocovax Covid-19 vaccine however they must follow procedures and regulations.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka, Japan on August 3 said it is working with relevant agencies of the host country to clarify information stating that a Vietnamese in Osaka died after being assaulted and pushed into a

The Ministry of Health has decided to establish two groups that are in charge of regulating the use of ventilators and medical oxygen at health facilities nationwide.

Dong Da District in Hanoi has started Covid-19 vaccination using a similar method to field hospitals to ensure safe distancing.

Coca-Cola Vietnam’s branch in Hanoi’s Thuong Tin District has temporarily halted its operations after its male worker tested positive for Covid-19.

Three people have drowned when swimming at a beach in Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Vietnam on August 2 received additional 1.18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility, bringing the total donations to the country to 8.68 million doses.

More than 180 doctors and nurses from Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital have left for Ho Chi Minh City to help in the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in the city.

Ho Chi Minh City continues imposing city-wide social distancing measures under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 for an additional 14 days from 0:00 on August 2.

All Vietnamese candidates at the 53rd International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2021) won medals, which consisted of three gold and one silver medals.

Soldiers from the Military Command Board of Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District are using motorbikes for disinfecting areas.

Conglomerate Vingroup has signed an agreement with Arcturus Therapeutics medicines biotechnology company of the US on the transfer of COVID-19 vaccine production technology.

Vietnam recorded an additional 3,578 more Covid-19 infections in the past 12 hours, raising the total number of patients in the country to 165,339, the Ministry of Health reported at 6 am on Tuesday.

An additional 7,455 more Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Monday, raising the total number of patients in the country to 161,761 , the Ministry of Health has reported.

VinCommerce, the operator of thousands of VinMart-branded convenience stores and supermarkets across Vietnam, has temporarily closed 23 after many Covid-19 cases were found at their meat supplier.

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper has launched a new charity programme to support meals for health workers at two field hospitals for Covid-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is calling for more hotels to provide paid Covid-19 quarantine sites amid the ongoing pandemic in the area.

More supplies of Covid-19 vaccines will be imported in the fourth quarter according to the Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.