The Ministry of Health reported 11,321 new COVID-19 infections, including 22 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 18pm on August 21, a record high figure since the start of the outbreak in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are calling on its residents to “stay where they are” and each house, residential zone and commune must keep isolated with each other, starting from August 23.
Nearly 300,000 disadvantaged trade union members, public employees and workers hit by the COVID-19 pandemic received assistance worth over 465.8 billion VND (20.25 million USD), reported the Ho Chi Minh City Labour Confederation on August 7.
Singer Vu Thang Loi debuted its music video “Thương nhớ Sài Gòn” (Miss Saigon) to encourage frontline forces and local residents in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam detected 4,009 new COVID-19 cases over the last 12 hours to 6am on August 6, putting the national tally at 189,066, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health reported 3,201 new infections of COVID-19, including 3 imported cases, from 6:30 pm on August 1 to 6am on August 2, bringing the national count to 157,507.
The Ministry of Health reported 4,246 new infections of COVID-19, including 21 imported cases, from 6am to 6:30 pm on August 1, bringing the national count to 154,306.
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a working session with leaders of Ho Chi Minh City on July 30 as part of his visit to the current biggest COVID-19 hotspot.
The authorities of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s biggest pandemic hotspot, on July 27 decided to establish another four COVID-19 treatment hospitals, which together accommodate 10,400 beds.
Hundreds of medical staff from around the country have set off to help southern provinces over the last few days, where the number of Covid-19 infections has been increasing rapidly. Responding to a call from the Ministry of Health, staff at the Friendship Hospital in Hanoi have provided assistance in fighting the outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam confirmed an additional 2,764 COVID-19 cases, including two imported, in the past 12 hours to 6am on July 27, raising the national total to 109,111, according to the Ministry of Health.
A total 3,552 COVID-19 cases were detected from 6am to 7pm July 25, raising the national tally to 98,465, of which 96,287 were local infections, according to the Health Ministry.
Vietnam logged 3,979 cases of COVID-19 from 7:30pm July 24 to 6am July 25, raising the national tally to 94,913, with 92,735 cases detected in the community, according to the Health Ministry.
The Ministry of Health said 3,977 new infections of COVID-19, including 27 imported cases, were detected in the country from 6am to 7pm on July 24, raising the total number of cases in the past 24 hours to 7,968.
A total of 6,194 new COVID-19 infections, including 6,164 domestic and 30 imported cases, were detected on July 22, the largest ever number in a single day.
The Ministry of Health reported 2,180 new cases of COVID-19 on July 19 evening, raising the total number of infections in the day to 4,195, including 4,175 domestically transmitted and 20 imported that were quarantined upon arrival.
Celebrities are spreading inspirational messages over social media networks to cheer people up in Ho Chi Minh City during the southern hub’s recent COVID-19 hardship.
Cambodia has finished 47.5 percent of its COVID-19 vaccination target with over 4.75 million people getting at least one shot as of July 8, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.
Vietnam recorded 591 more COVID-19 cases, including 590 domestic infections, in the past six hours to 6pm on July 9, according to the Ministry of Health.
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