Two Vietnamese people, both returning from abroad, were confirmed as new COVID-19 patients between 6am and 6pm on November 16, raising the total infections to 1,283.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated 20.3 million USD in technical assistance to help its developing members access vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and establish systems to enable equitable and efficient vaccine distribution.
Vietnam recorded no cases of COVID-19 in the last 12 hours, keeping the total number of infections as of 6PM on November 17 at 1,288, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.