Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco (vape) use among Vietnamese youngsters is increasing at an alarming rate. There have been cases with students experiencing psychosis, hallucinations or near-death respiratory failure after smoking e-cigarettes, as the product is mixed with many unknown chemicals, which makes it more dangerous than regular cigarettes.
The use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, has been increasing among young people, leading to students experiencing psychosis, hallucinations or respiratory failure due to substances in e-cigarettes, resulting in hospitalisation.
Three more COVID-19 patients, all elderly people with underlying health problems, have died of complications over the past several days, raising the death toll of the coronavirus to 97.