VOV.VN - The spread of dengue fever is showing signs of increasing in Ho Chi Minh City following several critical cases and deaths being reported, according to the southern city’s Department of Health.

VOV.VN - Local authorities of Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap district have moved to cordon off a monastery for contact tracing and genome sequencing after 54 people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus there.

VOV.VN - There are 408 severely and critically ill coronavirus patients in Hanoi capital, an increase of nearly 14% compared to the average seven days ago, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the epicenter of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, has lowered its COVID-19 alert level to green – the lowest in the four alert level system adopted by the Ministry of Health – thanks to its encouraging results in combating the virus.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City recorded 20 COVID-19 related deaths on January 17, the lowest figure over the past six months.

VOV.VN - The prolonged COVID-19 outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam’s largest coronavirus hotspot – is showing signs of abating as the number of hospitalisations is decreasing considerably these days.

VOV.VN - Health professionals of the Ministry of Health are due to meet on January 5 to consider licensing local pharmaceutical companies that produce Molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi will introduce tougher COVID-19 prevention and control measures in an effort to slow the spread of the virus in the community, said Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh.

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese pharmaceutical companies have drawn up plans are in the process of producing Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug for COVID-19 treatment, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - A month on from implementing a Government resolution on safe and flexible adaptation and effective control of COVID-19, the number of critically-ill cases has fallen significantly, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.