VOV.VN - Northern and north-central provinces of Vietnam are racing against time as Typhoon Wipha continues to strengthen after entering the Gulf of Tonkin, with landfall expected on the morning of July 22.

VOV.VN - The National Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has issued an urgent telegram requesting 20 southern provinces and cities to strengthen surveillance and prevent avian influenza virus entering after Cambodia recorded two cases of A/H5N1 virus infection.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has sent an urgent telegram requesting relevant agencies to take immediate actions to stop the Omicron outbreak in Quang Nam province after 14 cases were detected in the locality.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, is hurriedly developing possible outbreak response scenarios as the number of newly detected cases has increased considerably during the past few days.

VOV.VN - Authorities in southern Binh Duong province scrambled to track down people coming into contact with a Chinese national who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - Heavy downpour is expected in northern provinces in coming hours as storm Higos is making landfall in China’s Guangdong province, raising flashflood and landslide warnings in mountainous localities.