The National Fund for Vietnamese Children has provided VND 7.78 billion (US$ 342,572) to children orphaned by COVID-19 and offered aid of over VND 7 billion (US$ 308,263) in cash and kind to 12,800 other children affected by the pandemic.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Football Federation and the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports held a meeting on October 20, within which it was decided not to allow spectators to enter the field during the matches between Vietnam and Japan and Saudi Arabia in November, due to the complicated situation of the epidemic.

Up to now, the Management Board of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund has spent VND 7,063 billion from the Fund. Of which, VND7,054.2 billion has been spent on vaccines while VND 8.8 billion has gone towards supporting the research and testing of vaccines. Accordingly, as of 5pm on October 20, the balance of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund has reached VND 8,787.5 billion, including foreign currency conversion; in which, there is interest of VND 47.7 billion on bank deposits.

The railway sector has organised to run one more pair of passenger trains on the North-South route and some pairs of regional trains on other routes such as Hanoi - Hai Phong, Hanoi - Vinh and Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang from October 21.