Today’s Covid News: Nearly one million US-donated vaccine doses arrive in Vietnam
Harris said the donation is free-of-charge with no strings attached.
Harris said the donation is free-of-charge with no strings attached.
Vietnam’s coronavirus cases have hit a 5-digit number for the third consecutive day.
On the day, both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City announced stricter restrictions to stamp out the virus spread.
Half of the country’s total cases were detected in Ho Chi Minh City, and 30% of the tally was found in the city's neighboring provinces of Binh Duong, Long An, Dong Nai, and Tien Giang.
The country’s daily cases have reached a four-digit number since July 5.
Vaccination drive is key to its fight against Covid-19 that has caused more than 156,000 infections.
Vietnam extends support for the HCMC, where has an average of 4,000 infections and 241 deaths per day.
Ho Chi Minh City today announced that it would extend the lockdown for a month to curb the transmission of the disease that has caused more than 149,000 infections in the city.
Vietnam recorded 9,716 infections in the past 24 hours.
Asymptomatic and mild cases, subject to the trial, will be piloted in Ho Chi Minh City and areas with high infection rates.
The homegrown Covid-19 vaccine candidate Nanocovax will finish phase 3 clinical trials in August.
Hanoi, meanwhile, will conduct citywide testing to detect index cases in the community as quickly as possible.
Vietnam develops herbal coronavirus drugs.
Vietnam is making efforts to improve testing capacity amid the rising infections.
The Government is committed to making its best to support enterprises in terms of policies for production recovery and expansion.
Vietnam’s Covid-19 response remains unchanged with the 5K masking – disinfection – distance – no gathering – medical declaration principle together with vaccination.
The Government is eligible to decide some fields that have not been stipulated in the law.