HCM City People’s Committee has instructed leaders of departments, organisations, people’s committees and companies in the city to urge people to donate blood. 

After wreaking havoc in a series of hospitals in the north in early May, COVID-19 infections are appearing at medical facilities in the south.

A man died early Friday morning of COVID-19-related complications, the 51th death in Viet Nam related to coronavirus.

A total of 224 new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Friday, bringing Việt Nam's total to 8,287 cases, announced the Ministry of Health.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam on Friday met with business associations to discuss access to COVID-19 vaccines and donations to the national fund.