A programme presenting 10,000 medication bags for COVID-19 patients under home treatment in Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest pandemic hot spot at present, was launched by the city’s Union of Business Associations (HUBA) on August 28.

Many COVID-19 patients in HCM City are being treated at home, with the help of medical personnel from mobile clinics. This is one of the measures to reduce hospital overload in Vietnam’s largest COVID-19 hotspot at the moment.

VOV.VN - Ride-hailing firm Grab Vietnam has launched a Medical GrabCar team to transport medical staff around Hanoi free of charge.

VOV.VN - Coronavirus cases in Ho Chi Minh City are likely to increase in the coming days as it is conducting extensive COVID-19 testing for all residents during the latest social distancing period, according to the city’s Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 23 issued an official dispatch on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control measures nationwide.

VOV.VN - A batch of 300,000 Molnupiravir pills used to treat COVID-19 patients is projected to arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, the nation's current largest coronavirus hotspot, on August 23, according to newswire Zing News.

Three northern provinces - Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Ha Nam - on August 20 sent a total 100 medical workers to Dong Nai province to assist the southern locality in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 - Vietnam has put a number of well-equipped intensive care unit (ICU) centres into operation, with experienced doctors making great efforts to treat critically-ill patients in an attempt to minimise the mortality rate.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported a total 9,180 more new COVID-19 infections, including 30 imported cases on August 13, a drop of 503 from the previous day.