Vietnam News Today (July 19): National Covid-19 count crosses 51,000 after 2,472 new cases recorded; Hanoi tightens Covid restrictions, bans public gatherings over 5 people; Flights to southern provinces curtailed as Covid-19 spreads and Local shrimp exports likely to reach US$4.2 billion this year.

Celebration of the fourth of July, the largest event since the start of the new administration in the US, was hosted amid loosened Covid-19 restrictions and other remained threats.

U.K Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lift social distancing restrictions on July 19, despite various concerns and delta variant sending infections soaring to their highest daily rate since January.

Vietnam News Today (June 27): Over 400,000 HCM city residents vaccinated against Covid-19 pandemic; Vietnam to welcome foreigners with Covid-19 vaccine passport under new pilot scheme; All 4 Vietnamese students win silver at Int’l informatics Olympiad and Hanoians tread warily despite lifting of Covid restrictions.