VOV.VN - A tropical low depression strengthened into a storm called Lionrock early on October 8 in the East Sea and is forecast to strike north-central Vietnam on October 11.

VOV.VN - A large field hospital in Hanoi providing treatment for 500 COVID-19 patients in critical condition will be inaugurated on September 1 after one-month construction.

VOV.VN - Field hospital No. 14 being ran by Hue Central Hospital has been put into operation in Ho Chi Minh City, providing treatment for 600 COVID-19 patients who are in a critical condition.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) on August 17 distributed 30,000 vials of Remdesivir, a broad-spectrum antiviral medication, to intensive care unit (ICU) centres and eight localities in the south to assist them with the COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the discovery of additional 5,140 new local COVID-19 cases and 15 imported infections on August 8 morning, raising the coronavirus infection tally in the new pandemic wave to 215,560.

VOV.VN - A special medical department has been established specifically aimed at looking after COVID-19 patients who are in the process of recovering from severe conditions after suffering with the virus.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has assigned centrally-run hospitals to urgently establish three intensive care unit (ICU) centres in order to provide treatment to severely-ill COVID-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to use Andrographis, an Asian herb, to treat COVID-19 patients on a trial basis.

VOV.VN - Roughly 100 COVID-19 patients in critical condition and 300 severely-ill patients are currently receiving treatment at a COVID-19 rehabilitation hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A further 355 fresh active COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health across 16 localities during a midday update on July 8, with Ho Chi Minh City still being the epicentre of the latest outbreak after reporting 200 cases.