VOV.VN - As many as 200 COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms and in critical condition will be given treatment at a newly-established centre inside the 175 Military Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City following the increase of local infection cases.

VOV.VN - The latest wave of COVID-19 is anticipated to last longer than previous outbreaks, thereby adversely affecting the livelihoods of citizens and socio-economic development, particularly in the southern region, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - The first 30 beds at a hospital for coronavirus rehabilitation were put into operation in Ho Chi Minh City on July 15 in order to provide intensive treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients.

VOV.VN - As many as 200 medical workers are working at full capacity at field hospital No.6, the largest of its kind, in Binh Khanh resettlement zone in Ho Chi Minh City in order to treat more than 3,400 COVID-19 patients.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the detection of a further 829 new active cases of COVID-19 on the afternoon of July 14, boosting the daily number of new infections to 2,934.

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 - Five more COVID-19 patients have died in Vietnam, including a 50-year old female patient in Ho Chi Minh City who had not been suffering from any underlying health issues, the Ministry of Health said on July 9.

VOV.VN - A further 645 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the afternoon of July 8, thereby boosting the daily infection count to 1,341, according to a report released by the Health Ministry as part of its evening update.

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.

VOV.VN - Three more local patients have died of severe underlying health conditions and COVID-19, bringing the national fatality count up to 105, the Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on July 8.