HNP - Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front's Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Lan Huong chaired a ceremony on October 16 to receive more than VND85 billion (roughly US$3.7 million) in cash and in kind donated by agencies and enterprises to support the capital city's COVID-19 effort.

HNP - Member of the Party Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Thi Tuyen, who is also head of Steering Committee for Program No. 04-CTr/TU, chaired a meeting on October 15 to assess results of the program by the end of the third quarter, and deploy the tasks in the reminder of 2021.

HNP - The Ministry of Health issued Official Letter No. 8688/BYT-DP on October 14 on implementing  COVID-19 vaccination for children  between 12 and 17 years old.

HNP - Hanoi confirmed 15 new COVID-19 infected cases between 6pm on October 16 and 6am on October 17, reported the municipal Department of Health.

HNP - Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung me with Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti on October 14.