One of the deceased patients, a 59-year-old woman in HCMC, had hypertension. She tested positive for the coronavirus on July 3 and was transferred to a field hospital in the neighboring Long An Province.

A medic wears a protective suit in HCMC, July 2021.

She died on July 7. Her causes of death were pneumonia caused by Covid-19 and blood poisoning.

The other patient, a 64-year-old woman in the northern province of Bac Giang, had diabetes and thyroid cancer. She tested positive on June 6 and was transferred to the Bac Giang Mental Hospital, then to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi on June 22.

She died on July 7. Her causes of death were pneumonia caused by Covid-19, septic shock and multiple organ failure.

In Vietnam's fourth coronavirus wave since late April, 77 people have died due to Covid-19.

SEA Games 31 postponed due to Covid-19

The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) has suggested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) delay the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to a more suitable time to ensure Covid-19 prevention and control, and the safety of participants, said spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

Two million Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses to arrive in Vietnam this weekend

Two million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, assisted by the US, are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam this weekend, the Health Ministry announced on July 8.

PM commits all possible support to Ho Chi Minh City in Covid-19 fight

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has pledged to give priority to Ho Chi Minh City in terms of financial resources, infrastructure, materials and biological products to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, which is spreading rapidly and complicatedly in the southern hub.

Vietnam records three more Covid-19 deaths

The Health Ministry announced three more Covid-19 fatalities Thursday morning, raising the national death toll to 105 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Over 80 percent of Covid-19 patients recover, Bac Giang scales back treatment facilities

(BGO) – As of July 6, the health sector in Bac Giang province scaled back 6 Covid-19 treatment facilities, reported the provincial Health Department. 

Source: VnExpress