The HCM City Department of Health plans to set up a centre that will oversee the supply of medical personnel if the number of COVID-19 infections begins to spread widely in the community.

Police officers in Tân Bình District, HCM City recently busted a drug trafficking ring and seized nearly 3kg of ketamine, they said on Tuesday.

Taking advantage of fears over the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, numerous adverts have popped up offering healthcare products said to strengthen one’s immune system and prevent the spread of the virus.

The Institute of Biotechnology under the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology yesterday announced it had completed the development of test kits for the novel coronavirus that provide results in just 80 minutes.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Trương Thị Mai hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Tuesday for a delegation of the ASEAN Community Women's Group led by Ambassador Nguyễn Nguyệt Hà, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of International Women’s Day (March 8).

The lockdown placed on Sơn Lôi, a rural commune in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc that stands at the centre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Việt Nam, was officially lifted at midnight on March 4.

An early warning system for COVID-19 has been launched by the Institute of Prevention Medicine and Public Health at the Hà Nội University of Medicine.

Việt Nam has only had 16 reported cases of COVID-19 and everyone has been treated and fully recovered. Great medical team, great control by the authorities... and of course a great song and dance!

VietnamPlus, an online newspaper of the Việt Nam News Agency (VNA) officially launched its online Russian language version at ru.vietnamplus.vn in Hà Nội today.