Three imported COVID-19 cases were reported on Friday evening, raising the total number of patients in Việt Nam to 1,049, according to the Ministry of Health.

More than 350 Vietnamese citizens have returned home safely from Japan on a flight late September 3.

Thirteen more COVID-19 patients have made a full recovery and were released from the Quảng Nam Central General Hospital and the Quảng Nam Regional General Hospital in central Quảng Nam Province on September 4.

An awful lot has changed in Việt Nam over the last 75 years since its independence. From humble beginnings, the country has grown into a shining light on the world stage.

Saigon Children’s Charity (saigonchildren) is launching its second emergency COVID-19 appeal in an effort to provide relief to areas most affected by the new COVID-19 wave and to continue its support to recipients who need assistance.

FrieslandCampina Việt Nam’s Dutch Lady brand has collaborated with the Đà Nẵng unit of the Women’s Union to gift 120,000 items of dairy products to hospitals and emergency aid centres, quarantines, the union’s disadvantaged members, and seniors who live alone and face financial difficulties.

More than 26,000 students who were either in quarantine or live in areas where social distancing measures are in place due to COVID-19 sat the national high school examination on Thursday.

Health experts agreed that Việt Nam needs a new COVID-19 testing strategy that can effectively and swiftly detect carriers, in order to keep socio-economic activities going.