Yesterday, Ho Chi Minh City’s (HCMC) police department, a public security department for the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), announced it is launching a comprehensive investigation into the Vietnam Airlines flight attendant, patient #1,342, and Vietnam Airlines to determine if either party committed crimes. At the press conference, Colonel Nguyễn…

For a government that has lauded itself over its handling of COVID-19 via state-controlled media, Vietnam reported its first “community-transmitted” case since September this past Friday. A male English teacher working in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) was unknowingly infected with COVID-19 by a friend who works as a flight…