Việt Nam reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday evening, including one man from Hải Dương Province who had visited Hà Nội.

The 340 citizens returning from the US were quarantined after the flight landed at Vân Đồn International Airport in the northeastern province of Quảng Ninh, while the 240 citizens returning from Singapore landed in Cần Thơ International Airport in the southern province of Cần Thơ.

The first two flights bringing about 400 tourists from Hà Nội stranded in Đà Nẵng since the outbreak in late July safely arrived in Hà Nội today.

All 625 tourists (including 23 foreigners) from HCM City have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, and they will be taken home soon on four flights operated by Vietnam Airlines and VietJetAir from Đà Nẵng Airport.

Authorities in Quảng Trị Province have locked down Bàu Hamlet from 9pm on Tuesday night.

Hà Nội’s Health Department has issued an urgent notice to find people who visited the Lộc Vừng bar since August 8 in TT3.13, Tứ Hiệp Commune, Thanh Trì District, regarding a suspected COVID-19 case on Wednesday morning.

Deputy PM Vũ Đức Đam affirmed the key role of the military, including the border guard force, in battling COVID-19 during a working session with the Border Guard High Command on Tuesday.

A woman from Đà Nẵng has been given the all-clear from COVID-19, taking the total number of recoveries nationwide to 400.