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Vietnam recorded 2,074 COVID-19 cases on August 5, which is the fifth consecutive day the daily number of new cases has exceeded 2,000, according to the Ministry of Health.

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is estimated to have prevented 232,766 deaths in Vietnam, an independent assessment of vaccine effectiveness showed.

Vietnam recorded 2,012 COVID-19 cases on August 4, while 7,712 patients were given the all clear the same day, according to the Ministry of Health.

Eni Vietnam BV, a unit of Italian energy group Eni, has presented 129 sets of desktop computers to Ho Chi Minh City to help with the COVID-19 prevention and control work at communal-level health stations.

A total 2,096 COVID-19 cases were logged on August 3, raising the national caseload to 10,785,122, according to the Ministry of Health.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Health Department has requested the setting up of more vaccination points, particularly targeting children aged 5-18 and vulnerable groups, following a sign of increasing number of COVID-19 recorded in recent days.

A total 2,017 COVID-19 cases were logged on August 2, raising the national caseload to 10,783,026, according to the Ministry of Health.

The speed of vaccination against COVID-19 in some localities has not yet met the required progress, especially the injection of the 3rd and 4th shots for people aged over 18 and for children from five to under 12 years old, Acting Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan said on August 2.

An estimated 60% of Singapore residents have likely caught COVID-19, according to Singaporean Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City have requested authorities of districts and Thu Duc city to speed up COVID-19 vaccination for children aged five to under 18, in preparation for the new academic year 2023.

A total 1,377 COVID-19 cases were logged on August 1, raising the national caseload to 10,781,009, according to the Ministry of Health.

Ho Chi Minh City aims to vaccinate children aged five to 17 against COVID-19 in August in preparation for the next school year.

A total 1,670 COVID-19 cases were logged on July 30, raising the national caseload to 10,778,154, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam logged an additional 1,805 infections of COVID-19 on July 27, according to the Ministry of Health.

The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases has increased over the last two weeks, with many of them in a serious condition.

Lao health authorities are concerned about a new wave of COVID-19 after 86 new cases were recorded on July 27 alone, 70 of which were in the capital Vientiane.

A total 1,699 COVID-19 cases were logged on July 28, raising the national caseload to 10,774,679, according to the Ministry of Health.

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5 have entered Vietnam and may overwhelm the old sub-lineage BA.2, the dominant variant of concern in the country, according to Prof. Dr. Phan Trong Lan, Director of the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine.

Vietnam logged an additional 1,761 COVID-19 cases on July 27, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam is basically assessed as a COVID-19 ‘green zone’ – an area where the coronavirus is under control, the Ministry of Health has announced.