One of them was an 87-year-old woman in District 8 who had diabetes. She tested positive for the coronavirus on July 4 and died on July 10. Her causes of death were pneumonia caused by Covid-19, septic shock and a heart attack.

A medical worker transports supplies to a field hospital in HCMC, July 13, 2021.

Another patient was a 67-year-old man in Binh Chanh District who had a stroke and chronic arthritis. He tested positive on June 27 and and died on July 10. His causes of death were pneumonia caused by Covid-19, septic shock, multiple organ failure and a fungal infection.

The other patient was an 83-year-old woman in Binh Thanh District who had diabetes, dementia and a stroke. She tested positive on June 29 and died on July 12. Her causes of death were pneumonia caused by Covid-19 and septic shock.

All three were treated at the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

So far, 100 Covid-19 patients have died in the fourth coronavirus wave that hit Vietnam in late April.

Japan donates additional 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on July 13 announced an additional grant of 1 million doses of Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam, raising the total Japan has donated to the country to 3 million doses.

Vietnam, Israel discuss Covid vaccine aid

Vietnam on Monday requested Israel to help it access Covid-19 vaccine sources, and share the doses it had ordered.

Chinese in Bac Giang to be vaccinated against Covid-19

(BGO) – According to the Steering Committee for Covid-19 prevention and control in Bac Giang province, Chinese citizen living and working at the province will be vaccinated against Covid-19 with China donated Vero Cell Vaccine on July 15- 16. 

Vietnam's local Covid tally crosses 29,000

Vietnam confirmed 465 new community transmissions Tuesday morning, sending the ongoing wave's caseload to 29,103 and the tally of HCMC to over 15,000.

Source: VnExpress