Ho Chi Minh City is implementing a range of measures to boost the public capital disbursement in the city, so that the rate could reach about over 95% by the year-end.
Acting Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on August 19 called on localities to raise virus alert to the highest level as more clusters of coronavirus infections may be detected in the community in the time to come.
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 13 to launch the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly 2020’s official website, mobile application and identity programme.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested ministries and localities to build effective strategies to cope with COVID-19 in terms of economy and health, while chairing a virtual meeting with permanent members of the Government in Hanoi on August 12.
Local authorities must be held responsible for transmissions in hospitals, members of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said at a meeting in Hanoi on August 6.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, on August 4 asked the health sector and all-level authorities to concentrate on high-risk areas during the fight against COVID-19.
The Ministry of Health has asked health departments in centrally-run cities and provinces to strengthen measures on COVID-19 prevention and control to ensure the safe organisation of the 2020 national high school graduation exams.
Nine new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 have been detected, eight in Đà Nẵng and one in Hà Nội.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed on stricter social distancing measures for Da Nang, starting from 0:00 on July 28, to cope with the current COVID-19 outbreak in the central coastal city.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned relevant agencies to devise solutions to restructure the tourism industry, adding that "it could not be opened immediately to tourists" for the time being.
Việt Nam’s new immigration law includes a new type of visa for foreigners who come to Việt Nam to conduct activities as part of international agreements Việt Nam has signed.
