Ho Chi Minh City continued to record the highest number of infections with 1,226, followed by Soc Trang with 894, and Tay Ninh with 893.

The national tally reached 1,382,272.

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According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 7,681 patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 849 requiring invasive ventilation and 14 on life support (ECMO).

On the day, the country saw 216 deaths from the disease. The death toll now hits 27,402.

A further 1,362 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,052,341.

By December 9, the country had injected over 130.93 million doses of vaccines to date, with more than 56.38 million people now fully inoculated.

Vietnam plans to inoculate children aged 5-11 against Covid-19

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to promptly build a plan for vaccinating children aged 5-11 against Covid-19, which will be submitted to the Politburo for consideration and decision, according to an announcement released on December 8 by the Government’s Office.

14,599 new Covid cases reported on Wednesday

14,599 new Covid cases reported on Wednesday.

Hanoi's Covid-19 guidelines on infections in schools

Hanoi’s education and health authorities have issued guidelines on measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 if there are infected people or close contacts in schools, as students begin going back to face to face after months of online learning.

HCMC plans third Covid shots starting Friday

Ho Chi Minh City plans to start administering people their third Covid-19 vaccine doses, around 6.3 million shots, starting Dec. 10.

Textile-garment exports to hit 39 billion USD despite Covid-19 pandemic

Vietnam’s textile-garment export revenue is expected to reach 39 billion USD in 2021. This is equal to the planned target set out at the end of 2020 and greater than the highest growth scenario forecasted for 2021.

Source: NDO/VNA