In Việt Nam, there are no official organisations or schools that are specialised for children with Down syndrome, so they mostly depend on their families for care.

Việt Nam News speaks to locals and expats about the measures and how they feel living in Việt Nam during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have seriously hit restaurants and hotels in the famous northern tourist town of Sa Pa Town, Lào Cai online newspaper reported. 

Authorities in Hà Nội have proposed buying an additional 200,000 COVID-19 test kits to conduct large-scale testing.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh, in his capacity as ASEAN 2020 Chair, has affirmed that Việt Nam would continue working closely with ASEAN member states, partners, the World Health Organisation and the international community in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

A British pilot of Vietnam Airlines is the latest COVID-19 patient in Việt Nam among the four new cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Friday evening.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked for measures to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from peaking and curb its spread in the community.