Religious organisations nationwide have moved to temporarily halt gatherings in the face of the complex developments of the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the central city of Đà Nẵng.

The central province of Quảng Ngãi has reopened its General Hospital after a week under lockdown, the provincial heath department said on Monday.

Of 242 COVID-19 cases currently under treatment in Việt Nam, 13 are in a critical condition, the Ministry of Health has announced.

Heavy rains and strong winds damaged houses and caused erosion along riverbanks and coastal areas in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta over the weekend (August 1 - 2).

The two-day festival is the last event of the eight Hành trình đỏ (Red Journey), a communication and blood donation and campaign that took place in 42 provinces and cities across the country over the past 58 days.

Areas in the Buôn Ma Thuột City in the Central Highland province of Đắk Lắk were placed under lockdown Monday after two people from the same family tested positive for COVID-19.