The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has sent a diplomatic note to local authorities calling for their essential and timely health support for overseas Vietnamese.

Two men in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông on Wednesday were charged with resisting officials on COVID-19 prevention and control duty.

The Investigation Police Department of southern Đồng Nai Province have arrested two suspects in an armed robbery. The men allegedly used a gun to steal from a local family home.

Two more COVID-19 patients have been given the all-clear and were discharged from the Quảng Ninh Hospital 2 in Quảng Ninh Province on Thursday morning, lifting the total recovered cases in Việt Nam to 173.

A total of 58 samples taken from people in close contact with COVID-19 patient No 22 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 according to a report from the central city’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC) released on Tuesday.

Police from the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn have arrested Nguyễn Đình Duyệt, deputy director of the provincial Natural Resources and Environment Department, for allegedly “abusing position and power while performing duties" following Article 281 of the 2015 Penal Code, on Thursday.

The Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng has declared a state of emergency after drought and saltwater intrusion hit the region, strongly affecting local residents’ lives and production.

Researchers from the National Centre for Technological Progress have developed a robot that can disinfect large surfaces quickly to support Việt Nam’s fight against COVID-19.

HCM City's proactive efforts on isolating people with COVID-19, tracking down their second- and third-hand contacts and providing treatment for those who are infected has resulted in a lower incidence of cases, with the rate of spread currently under contol, city leaders have said.