Corporations and enterprises donated VND125 billion (nearly US$5.5 million), US$1 million and one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the COVID-19 vaccine fund on May 25.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long (R) receives one million COVID-19 vaccine
doses donated to the COVID-19 vaccine fund, Ha Noi, May 25, 2021 - Photo: VGP

Earlier last week, the Ministry of Finance submitted a proposal to the Government for approval of a VND25.2 trillion (US$1.1 billion) COVID-19 vaccine fund.

The total funding includes VND16 trillion from the State budget while the rest will be mobilized from local budget, business community, and organizations.

The fund will be used to purchase 150 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for around 75 million Vietnamese.

Viet Nam has received a total of 2.9 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses.

As many as 1,034,072 doses were administered as of late May 25, said the Ministry of Health, adding that 28,503 got two vaccine shots.

As of 6:00 am on May 26, the Southeast Asian country confirmed 5,931 COVID-19 cases, including 2,794 local infections reported in 30 cities and provinces since April 27 when the fourth wave of local transmissions broke out./.