Thousands of local residents in HCM City are participating in the national 8th blood-donation campaign Hành Trình Đỏ (Red Journey) that kicked off yesterday (July 21) in HCM City.

More than 300 Vietnamese citizens, stranded in Malaysia, have arrived at Việt Nam’s Cần Thơ International Airport on a specially arranged repatriation flight on Tuesday.

Three people have been killed and one other injured in flooding in Hoàng Su Phì District, the northern mountainous Hà Giang Province on Tuesday morning.

The Department of Health in the Central Highlands Province of Đắk Nông said two new cases of diphtheria have been recorded, raising the total number of infections to 32, including two deaths.

Five more COVID-19 patients recovered and were released from the treatment facility of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on Tuesday morning, bringing the country’s total cases given the all-clear to 365.

An 11-year-old girl from the northern province of Quảng Ninh is in a critical condition after accidentally drinking sulfuric acid, according to the National Children’s Hospital (NCH).

The Việt Nam Food Administration, under the Ministry of Health, has warned people to not purchase or consume Candy B+ Coffee Extra Power, a food product containing Tadalafil – a banned substance – after the administration recently received a notification from the Singaporean Health Sciences Authority.

The Ministry of Public Security said the suspects were arrested at about 0:30 am on Sunday after police inspected a 20-feet-long container.

Việt Nam has become a bright spot in the world in repelling the COVID-19 pandemic, said Takeshi Kasai, World Health Organisation Regional Director for the Western Pacific.