Eighteen new cases reported on Friday evening, including one illegal entry in HCM City
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Respect-paying ceremony for former Party leader Lê Khả Phiêu held in Hà Nội
The respect-paying ceremony for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Lê Khả Phiêu, who passed away on August 7 at the age of 89, started on Friday morning at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Trần Thánh Tông Street, Hà Nội.
183 citizens from Equatorial Guinea complete quarantine
Up to 183 citizens from Equatorial Guinea, who were repatriated on July 29, were officially allowed to return to their families on Thursday morning after quarantine and testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
MoNRE inspects land-use management in Đại Lải Lake
The General Department of Land Administration has decided to set up a team to inspect and verify information on violations of land-use management, recently reported in the media, in Đại Lải Lake, the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc.
Preparatory work set for COVID-19 fight in Đà Nẵng
All members of a ward’s people’s committee in Đà Nẵng's Cẩm Lệ district have been isolated after a vice chairman tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, according to a report from the city’s COVID-19 prevention steering committee released on Friday (August 14).
Car hits 8 motorbikes, injuring 10 people in HCM City
Ten people have been injured after a car smashed into a number of motorbikes stopped at a red light.
Fines to be issued for breaching COVID-19 prevention rules
A number of people have been punished for violating COVID-19 prevention rules as localities across the country strengthen measures to prevent the outbreak from spreading.
'Mask ATM' gives away free face masks in HCM City
A few months ago a vending machine in HCM City gave free rice to people in need, now another one is distributing free face masks.
Medical establishments told to enhance COVID-19 prevention efforts
The Ministry of Health sent a letter on Tuesday to cities and provinces’ People’s Committees on strengthening supervision and promoting measures of COVID-19 prevention and control in health care establishments.
Recovered COVID-19 patient contributes to pandemic fight in Đà Nẵng
He said that after witnessing the efforts of the medical team of Hòa Vang Field Hospital and the whole country to repel the pandemic, he became determined to do his part.
One more COVID-19-related death and six new cases discovered on Friday morning
A 61-year-old woman has died of COVID-19 complications, the 21st fatality related to coronavirus in Việt Nam.
One more death and six new cases reported on Friday morning
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Landslides occur along rivers in Hà Nội
In Chu Minh Commune, Ba Vì District, landslides occurred along 250 metres of the Hồng (Red) River’s west bank and 300 metres of the dyke along the river. The landslides cracked the walls and houses of more than 10 local households.
Mekong Delta to expand fruit, seafood production in response to climate change
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta plans an additional 450,000ha under fruit and seafood production by 2030 as part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s effort to shift the region’s farming model toward more sustainable agriculture practices.
Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine set for human trials in October
Human trials on a made-in-Việt Nam COVID-19 vaccine could begin as early as this October.
Education ministry collects opinions on e-learning for new academic year
Under the new circular, three online studying forms will be implemented.
Two more COVID fatalities as country tops 900 cases
Two more people have died of COVID-19-related complications in Việt Nam. The total number of fatalities has now reached 20. Both patients had serious underlying health conditions.
Việt Nam's number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 900 on Thursday afternoon
Hội An extends social distancing
Extended social distancing orders to curb the spread of coronavirus will begin in Hội An Town from Friday after the first two-week period expired on August 12.
One village and two blocks locked down in Đà Nẵng
Đà Nẵng has quarantined one village in Hòa Vang District and two blocks including Vũng Thùng and Vân Đồn apartments in Sơn Trà District as 14 COVID-19 patients were reported in early August.
