The move aims to ensure pandemic prevention and control amid a new outbreak in the city. 

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday issued new definitions of COVID cases, suspected cases and close contacts in a bid to detect and manage new infections quicker and more effectively.

Na Ngoi Border Guard Station in the central province of Nghệ An has become home for many children abandoned by their parents.

It’s 9.30am on Trần Bình Trọng Street in HCM City and already a long line of people queue up in front of a rice stall waiting for meals. Located next to District 8 Rehabilitation Hospital, the stall is run by 27-year-old Lê Văn Phong who cooks and offers free rice or sells at a low price to migrant workers and patients.

Well into her sixties, Hồ Thị Dần of Krông Klang Town, Đakrông District, Quảng Trị Province has embarked on a brand new adventure: going to school. 

While inequalities have long been present in almost every society, the pandemic has significantly exposed and increased the gaps, especially between those who can afford remote work and those who cannot.