Teachers and students from Thai Binh Medical University head to Bac Giang to help fight COVID-19. (Photo: VNA)

More than 24,000 teachers and students from 38 medical colleges have also volunteered to help the two provinces combat COVID-19.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said this is the largest medical personnel mobilization ever seen in Vietnam.

Medical experts have also been providing online consultation for critical COVID-19 patients.