The Chairman of HCM City’s People Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has just introduced safe production options for businesses in accordance with their sectors to ensure the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining production.

According to the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, the city has several million households who need assistance, with a budget of nearly VND28 trillion (around $1.2 billion).

HCM City has adjusted its treatment system from five to three levels to mobilize resources for the treatment of critical patients, said Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Huu Hung.

The Standing Board of the HCM City Party Committee on Sunday (August 15) asked authorities of Thu Duc City and all districts to quickly provide support, including cash and free food, to needy people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

HCM City plans to begin vaccinating people aged 12-18 from September if there is a suitable vaccine source, according to city authorities.

HCM City is determined to control the Covid-19 epidemic in the districts of Can Gio, Nha Be, Cu Chi, Phu Nhuan, District 5, District 7 and District 11 by August 31, said Chairman of HCM City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.

A 49-year-old man received two doses of Vero Cell vaccine in one minute in a rare accident in HCM City.

The HCM City People’s Committee plans to establish technical standards to develop a single smart card that could be used for all types of public transport.

On Sunday, as HCM City announced its plan to extend strict lockdown for another month until September 15, hundreds of migrant workers have packed their bags and personal belongings and rushed to the city's gateways

A delegation of the Ministry of Health led by Minister Nguyen Thanh Long arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15 afternoon to work with the city's authorities in COVID-19 prevention and control.

The top priorities of Ho Chi Minh City at the current time are to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic and protect people's health and lives.

The epidemic situation in Ho Chi Minh City is still complicated. The number of new infection cases is "flattening" but covid-19 related deaths are still high, said HCM City’s Vice Chair Duong Anh Duc at a press conference on August 13.

The HCMC government is considering mobilizing recovered Covid-19 patients as volunteers in the fight against the pandemic in the city.

Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said that Ho Chi Minh City will administer all of the vaccines it has been allocated by August 12 and will then use China’s Sinopharm vaccine.

The HCM City People's Committee has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Finance to disburse Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) capital from the central budget this year

Relatives of people who died of Covid-19 in Ho Chi Minh City were moved as the ashes of their loved ones were brought to their homes by local authorities.

The Government has agreed to prioritise vaccine distribution to HCM City and parts of Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An Provinces, the country's top COVID-19 hotspots, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a conference in the city on Tuesday.

The epidemic situation in HCM City has shown positive signs as the number of new infection cases has "flattened",

HCM City People’s Committee has assigned State-owned Saigon Pharmaceutical Group (Sapharco) to negotiate and sign contracts to purchase 5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Resolution 86 of the Government on the implementation of urgent measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic to implement Resolution 30 of the National Assembly.