Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Nguyen Hoai Nam said the city needs 6,031,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from September 20 to October 31.

Many foreign-invested enterprises tend to bring their own workers to Vietnam for work, particularly for management positions, due to the high requirements for qualifications, expertise and skills, especially differences in language and culture.

An additional 11,692 COVID-19 infections, including 5 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm on September 21, the Ministry of Health announced.

The cities and provinces that have controlled Covid outbreaks have reopened some services and received their first travelers.

HCM City is struggling providing COVID-19 tests to local shippers as the number of shippers registered with the city’s Department of Industry and Trade has soared over the last few days.

Hanoi needs to find solutions to prevent the coronavirus from spreading and causing overloading of the healthcare system.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has requested Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long to study two treatment methods for COVID-19 patients proposed by Professor Nguyen Thanh Liem, former Director of the National Peadiatrics Hospital.

Hanoi’s authorities have allowed the reopening of some services in the city from 6am on September 21.

According to a survey by the Covid-19 Resuscitation Hospital in HCM City, up to 67% of patients said they wanted to have psychological counseling.

Vietnam recorded 8,681 new COVID-19 infections, including 13 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 17:00 on September 20, the Ministry of Health announced.

The capital city’s businesses and production facilities have developed plans to reopen as Ha Noi reports fewer positive cases of COVID-19.

Hanoi will loosen social distancing restrictions step by step after September 21 but still ensure the pandemic prevention and control protocols, said Duong Duc Tuan, vice chairman of the municipal People’s Committee.

Thirty theatre artists of HCM City have released a music video (MV) on YouTube featuring the Vietnamese spirit in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has established a council for business cooperation in response to COVID-19, 

Vietnam reported 9,373 new COVID-19 cases, including 13 imported ones, in the past 24 hours to 5pm on September 18, more than 2,000 less than the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

Hundreds of Covid-infected kids are being treated at Children's Hospital 2 in HCM City.

T-shirts with images of personal QR Codes containing vaccination information have been launched in the market.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is concerned the COVID-19 pandemic would continue to affect State budget revenue in the coming months.

Approximately 100,000 vials of Remdesivir produced by Mylan pharmaceutical company under Pfizer group have arrived in Vietnam in order to treat COVID-19 patients.

Grassroots officials in HCM City are scrambling to update to identify and list people requiring relief from the COVID-19 pandemic under a proposed VND10,000 billion (US$435 million) support package.