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The National Assembly (NA) is paying close attention to and sharing the ongoing difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City and other cities and provinces nationwide, according to NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Politburo member and Chairman of the 14th National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue was elected as Chairman of the 15th tenure during the first session of the 15th legislature in Hanoi on July 20.

A woman and her three children have decided to cycle over 1,300 kilometres home after losing their jobs and running out of money due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

HCM City authorities have set up a team that helps to regulate and transfer serious Covid-19 patients as many have experienced suddenly worsened health.

Vietnam recorded more than 2,900 cyberattacks in the first six months of this year, an increase of nearly 900 compared with the same period last year.

Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has ordered ambulances to be used for transporting confirmed Covid-19 patients (F0).

Vietnam is expected to receive 3 million doses of Moderna vaccine donated by the US government through COVAX facility this week, said Prof. Dr. Dang Duc Anh, Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on July 19.

Heavy rains are forecasted for the northern region until the end of July 26 as storm Cempaka develops in the East Sea.

Low-income people and the homeless are in an even more difficult situation as the Covid-19 outbreak spreads in HCM City.

As many as 499 newly-elected legislators gathered in Ha Noi for the first working session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) slated from July 20-31.

The Asian Development Bank is projecting 7.2% economic growth for developing Asia this year, compared with its 7.3% forecast in April, as renewed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks slow the recovery in some economies in the region.

More than 1,000 volunteers received their second shots of homegrown Nano Covax vaccine in its third phase of human trials, as announced by the Defence Ministry’s Military Medical University on July 19.

Six outstanding students of Vietnam are joining the 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2021, which is taking place virtually on July 19 and 20.

Vietnam has recorded 2,155 more Covid-19 infections in the past 12 hours, raising the total number of patients in the country to 60,180, the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday morning.

The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Monday evening announced 80 new deaths in HCM City and five other provinces.

Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang province expects to welcome international visitors with vaccine passports beginning in October.

Many streets in Hanoi have fallen silent on the first day as the city has imposed social distancing measures amid the spread of Covid-19.

Vietnam recorded 4,195 more Covid-19 infections on Monday, including 3,074 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, raising the total number of patients in the country to 58,025, the Ministry of Health has reported.

The Party and State of Vietnam have consistently attached importance to ensuring and enforcing human rights, in which the fight against human trafficking has always received special attention, with the engagement of the entire political system and all-level administrations