Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked localities and sectors to ensure sufficient supply of medical equipment and human resources for COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment work.

Tourists returning from Đà Nẵng to HCM City's Tan Sơn Nhất international airport will be immediately brought to quarantine areas in their locality for 14 days, according to the centres for disease control and prevention in HCM City and Dong Nai and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu provinces.

The Central Retail Group in Việt Nam on August 6 handed over 10 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to units in the central city of Đà Nẵng as part of its support in the local fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Starting Friday, Hà Nội health authorities plan to test nearly 50,000 people who returned from Đà Nẵng between July 15-29, Việt Nam’s COVID-19 epicentre, using the more accurate but time-consuming PCR tests.

The figure is far behind the ministry’s target of 50 million active Bluezone users.