Binh Thuan Province declared an emergency situation due to a drought level 2 in the area that requires localities to focus their responses.

The research team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy has researched and successfully built the process of preparing DR hard capsules from two herbs: Phyllanthus and Orthosiphon aristatus, helping to lower uric acid, anti-inflammatory and safe when long-term use.

“By proactively producing a number of vaccines for the expanded vaccination program, Vietnam has been on the world vaccine map. This is an advantage for Vietnam to enter the new "race" to produce vaccines against Covid-19, "Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Cong Tac emphasized at the meeting on research and production of Covid-19 vaccines on 4 / 5.

Many activities to celebrate Vietnam Science and Technology Day 2020 such as Vietnam Intellectual Festival, Ta Quang Buu Award Ceremony, Science and Technology Press Award Ceremony and etc will be held online.

On 6/5, the UV index in Hanoi and Da Nang is between 9-10, while in Ho Chi Minh City is between 8-9, corresponding to the level of the impact of high to very high harm to human body when exposed to direct sunlight.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has just held a meeting with research institutes, centers, vaccine and biological drug production companies in Vietnam to concretize the guidance of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on urgently researching and producing vaccines against Covid-19 pandemic.

On 4/5/2020, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) had a meeting with representatives of management, research and enterprise units to discuss solutions to quickly develop Covid-19 vaccine. Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Cong Tac presided the meeting.

Representative of Vaccine and Biological One Member Limited Company (VABIOTECH), under the Ministry of Health has just said that the Company has been initially successful in the study of recruitment of vaccines against COVID-19 and test injections on the mouse.

The Hanoi Department of Science and Technology has recently planned to implement the National Quality Award 2020. Accordingly, the Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality is the agency in charge of implementing this Award.

The British Embassy in Vietnam said the University of Oxford Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) of the UK is working with the Ministry of Health of Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases to conduct research to assess safety and efficacy of chloroquine using in COVID-19 treatment.