Six new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours, all returning from abroad, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on December 11 evening.

Vietnam has started human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a 600,000 USD grant in-kind to assist the Vietnamese government in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

As of December 10 afternoon, Vietnam reported 693 locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases.

Four new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the past 24 hours, all Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad and being quarantine in Phu Yen province, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Four imported cases of COVID-19 were recorded on December 9 to 6pm, raising the national count to 1381, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Nanocovax, a Made-in-Vietnam vaccine against COVID-19, will be used on humans in a clinical trial from December 17.

COVID-19 updates in Vietnam as of 18:00 on December 7, 2020.

One imported case of COVID-19 was reported on December 7, raising the national count to 1,367, according to the National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

One imported case of COVID-19 was reported on December 6, raising the national count to 1,366, according to the National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control .

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam ordered competent authorities to outline specific measures to mobilise resources to carry out the national nutrition strategy during 2021-2030 with a view to improve the Vietnamese people’s well-being and stature.

Vietnam will conduct the first phase of human trials of a locally made COVID-19 vaccine from December 10, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said at a meeting with Vietnamese vaccine producers on December 5.

Hanoi authorities on December 5 recorded two coronavirus-positive patients, including a man who again tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 after being discharged from hospital in Dong Da district, and a diplomat entering Vietnam and under stay-at-home quarantine in Bac Tu Liem district.

Vietnam recorded four new COVID-19 cases from 6pm of December 4 to 6pm of December 5, all Vietnamese and imported, bringing the national tally to 1,365, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.