The Malaysian government is committed to offering continued care for individuals who may have encountered side effects from COVID-19 vaccines, including those administered with AstraZeneca, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said on May 10.

Representatives of the Wonkwang medical organisation and the Vietnamese Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 3 signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration to provide medical support for the Vietnamese community in this Northeast Asian country.

Vietnam Airlines’ Flight VN384 on its way from Hanoi to Haneda (Japan) on August 8 had to return to the departing airport after more than 1 hour and 45 minutes to provide urgent care for a Japanese boy who had a health problem.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia on April 14 sent a diplomatic note to local authorities calling for their essential and timely health support for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the context of the increasing number of COVID-19 infections caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 among the Vietnamese community in the country.

Mayor of the German city of Liepzig Burkhard Jung has offered thanks to Vietnamese partners for their medical support for St. George Hospital in the COVID-19 fight, stressing the importance of long-standing international cooperation amidst crises.

Vietnam Airlines operated two special flights carrying EU citizens and Vietnam’s medical support for five European nations to Germany on April 6 and 8.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has directed all possible medical support for victims in a crash between a truck and a coach in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on early May 7