Việt Nam News

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).

Police arrested 15 suspects and have seized 19 bricks of heroin and 120kg of various types of drugs in the last two days after searching 11 locations, including nine in HCM City and two others in the southern province of Đồng Nai.

Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the northern region, with rainfall expected to be between 100 and 250mm on Monday and next two days due to impact of typhoon Sinlaku, the second typhoon this year, the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre said.

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.

A schoolgirl inspired by Mother Teresa has formed a charity group to help unfortunate children.

A doctor from Đà Nẵng C Hospital, Đặng Văn Trí, was working in the lockdown zone in Đà Nẵng City as the COVID-19 pandemic spread in the community. Three hospitals in the city have been locked down as hotspots of COVID-19, and doctors, medical workers and nurses had to stay to care for patients. Trí shared his night diary in the lockdown zone, showing the strong spirit among colleagues and patients as well as the community in the fight against coronavirus.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has stepped up measures to recover durian orchards damaged by severe saltwater intrusion and drought in the 2019 – 20 dry season.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc emphasised the spirit of resolutely zoning off pandemic-hit areas and implementing social distancing as well as taking measures to effectively control the COVID-19 pandemic.

Victims of human trafficking who are uninsured  will be granted health insurance cards free of charge.

Number plates that contain “88888” or those that end either “86” or “68” are considered lucky and popular with drivers. Plates that end with “9” are also considered to bring good fortune.

Việt Nam confirmed another locally transmitted case of COVID-19 on Monday morning, a 60-year-old woman from Quảng Nam Province linked to the Đà Nẵng Hospital hotspot.

The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control confirmed the death on Sunday evening.

The total number of positive patients in Việt Nam now stands at 620, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The municipal Department of Health is requesting the Ministry of Health provide another 20,000 testing kits.