Until recently, Vietnam’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been an extraordinary success story. Once the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan was known in January 2020, significant outbreaks in other Asian countries were predicted. When Vietnam was one among the first nations to report human-to-human transmission, it was thought that a large-scale outbreak was unavoidable. Vietnam, on the …

The major cities of Vietnam might possibly tighten Covid-19 restrictions to curb the spread of infection as confirmed cases keep on rising, reaching over 6,000 cases in seven days. Vietnam is currently facing an increase of Covid-19 daily positive cases since the emergence of the outbreak in April. On Wednesday, the country recorded a total of 6,559 new Covid-19 infections …

Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam is currently on the verge of medical collapse as Covid-19 outbreaks ravage both the commercial and supply chain hub. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for an emergency meeting on Thursday asking for unity and mobilizing resources to fight against the outbreak in the city. In an online emergency meeting held …