The District 2 Hospital in HCM City has set up a dialysis room in its coronavirus quarantine area, the first of its kind in the city.

A British lorry driver on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in southeast England.

The patient was confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 on Monday and the source of his infection is still unclear.

The deal to send to the personal protective equipment (PPE) vital in the treatment of COVID-19 patients was reached between the Vietnamese Government and the US embassy in Việt Nam.

Businesses involved in labour exports are at a standstill due to the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite early, drastic measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading, community transmission has occurred, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said on Wednesday.

As many as 9,000 poor and near-poor households in HCM City that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will receive monthly relief payments of VNĐ1 million (US$42) per household for three months, starting in April, according to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control made the announcement on Wednesday evening.

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