Stricter social distancing and other preventive measures will be applied in an endeavour to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Priority in vaccine distribution will be given to HCMC and the inoculation drive will be carried out in a timely, safe and effective manner in tandem with guidelines of the Ministry of Health (MoH).
The Government Office is asked to keep a close watch on the implementation of the dispatch and timely report to the PM.
According to the MoH, Vietnam had recorded 348,059 cases since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
As many as 370,836 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were administered on August 21, raising the total number to more than 17.06 million. Over 1.79 people have received two full shots.