VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City administration has moved to intensify social distancing measures against COVID-19, with local residents not permitted to leave their homes starting from midnight on August 23.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam at present, had vaccinated nearly 5.1 million people as of August 18, according to the municipal Department of Health.

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.

A Vietjet Air flight carrying 10 tonnes of relief goods worth EUR616,100 (US$720,000), donated by German friends and Vietnamese people living in the country, is scheduled to depart from Hamburg for Ho Chi Minh City on August 19.

VOV.VN - The complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic impacting southern cities has led to 60% of enterprises operating in the wood sector to suspend their operations, leading to severe difficulties in fulfilling export orders for the EU and the US.

VOV.VN - Five members of a family residing in Di An city in the southern province of Binh Duong died on August 18 after their house caught fire.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is currently treating 2,090 children under the age of 16 who have been infected with COVID-19, according to the southern city’s Center for Disease Control (HCDC) on August 18.

The first batch of aid from the Honorary Consul of South Africa in Ho Chi Minh City has been delivered to two military-run temporary COVID-19 hospitals based in nearby Binh Duong province.

VOV.VN - A foreign man has been taken to a police station in Ho Chi Minh City after he was caught violating social distancing rules and challenging on-duty officials.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has requested that the Government provide the city with VND28,000 billion and more than 142,000 tonnes of rice to support poor labourers affected by COVID-19.