VOV.VN - Approximately 170 local people returning from Ho Chi Minh City, currently the nation’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, arrived at Da Nang International Airport on July 21.

VOV.VN - An additional 1,438 domestic cases were recorded over the past 12 hours to 6 a.m on July 16 morning, with Ho Chi Minh accounting for the majority of the fresh cases with 1,071, said the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - The latest COVID-19 outbreak is anticipated to reach its peak in Ho Chi Minh City in the coming days before it begins to subside and is brought under control, according to Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - 15 days after implementing the Prime Minister’s Directive No.16, Ho Chi Minh City will consider three scenarios relating to the current pandemic situation, which depends on how effective anti-pandemic measures have been.

VOV.VN - A number of localities from across the country have dispatched numerous doctors and nurses as part of efforts to assist Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s current COVID-19 epicentre, in its ongoing fight against the pandemic.

VOV.VN - An additional 609 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past six hours to 6 pm July 12, thereby raising the daily infection count to more than 2,383, according to a report released by the Health Ministry as part of its evening update.

VOV.VN - A further 603 locally acquired coronavirus cases have been documented in 13 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past six hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 479 cases.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has identified five mutated strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating in the locality, with Delta considered the most dangerous variant, according to a local health official.

VOV.VN - Four more elderly patients have died of COVID-19 and other underlying illnesses in Vietnam, raising the total number of fatalities to 90, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 95 coronavirus cases in eight localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).