The Ministry of Health has confirmed a 28 year-old man, living in Kiêu Kỵ Commune, Gia Lâm District, Hà Nội, tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 on Saturday afternoon.

May 2 marks the 100th day since COVID-19 appeared in Việt Nam. Việt Nam News presents a timeline of the pandemic.

Two people previously given the all-clear from COVID-19 have tested positive again, according to HCM City’s Department of Health

Vietnamese authorities worked together with the Vietnamese embassy in Canada, national carrier Vietnam Airlines and relevant Canadian agencies to bring home nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens on Thursday.

For the fifteenth day straight, Việt Nam has reported no new COVID-19 cases of community transmission, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced at 6pm on Friday.

Tourist attractions around Việt Nam have begun re-opening their doors after “hibernating” during the COVID-19 outbreak and hope to fully tap into the opportunities brought by the four-day National Reunification Day and International Labour Day holiday from April 30 to May 3.

The government is offering financial support to families in need right now to help them cope during the COVID-19 pandemic. But being the proud nation Việt Nam is, many people are refusing the cash handouts insisting other people need the cash more than them.