
Ho Chi Minh City steps up Chikungunya prevention with 24/7 border screening
Ho Chi Minh City 17:20 17/08/2025Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have launched a plan to prevent and control Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease spread by the same Aedes mosquitoes responsible for dengue fever, including round-the-clock body temperature checks at the city's border gates.

Disbandment proposed for last COVID-19 field hospital in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 11:49 28/10/2023The hospital was earlier designated to resume operations within 48 hours to receive COVID-19 patients if the pandemic recurs

Da Nang reports suspected monkeypox case
Vietnam News 14:25 19/10/2023People who have come in close contact with a suspected case must monitor their health for 21 days or until the suspected case tests negative