There were no new cases of COVID-19 reported overnight in Việt Nam of Friday, meaning the total amount nationwide remains at 268.
The patient number 211, female, 22, Vietnamese nationality, was studying in the US. She returned to Hà Nội on March 20 and was sent to the hospital on March 29.
Việt Nam recorded no new COVID-19 cases on Thursday evening, keeping the national count at 268.
Three more Vietnamese patients with COVID-19 have recovered and were discharged from the Hà Nam Provincial General Hospital on Thursday afternoon.
An American man is facing deportation after he falsely claimed to have contracted COVID-19, the Police Department of northern Hải Phòng City has announced.
COVID-19 figures as of 6pm April 16
A leading expert from the COVID-19 International Task Force said “Việt Nam has had a very strong response” to the pandemic in reply to a question on why the number of infection cases has been kept low in the country.
Border guards in the central province of Hà Tĩnh have arrested 20 people (including 15 Vietnamese citizens and five foreigners) who were crossing the Viet Nam-Lao border illegally.
With social distancing in full effect, many children are learning online. But spare a thought for those in remote areas who have major problems getting connected.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has sent a diplomatic note to local authorities calling for their essential and timely health support for overseas Vietnamese.
Two men in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông on Wednesday were charged with resisting officials on COVID-19 prevention and control duty.
The Investigation Police Department of southern Đồng Nai Province have arrested two suspects in an armed robbery. The men allegedly used a gun to steal from a local family home.
Two more COVID-19 patients have been given the all-clear and were discharged from the Quảng Ninh Hospital 2 in Quảng Ninh Province on Thursday morning, lifting the total recovered cases in Việt Nam to 173.
A total of 58 samples taken from people in close contact with COVID-19 patient No 22 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 according to a report from the central city’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC) released on Tuesday.
Police from the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn have arrested Nguyễn Đình Duyệt, deputy director of the provincial Natural Resources and Environment Department, for allegedly “abusing position and power while performing duties" following Article 281 of the 2015 Penal Code, on Thursday.
The Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng has declared a state of emergency after drought and saltwater intrusion hit the region, strongly affecting local residents’ lives and production.
Researchers from the National Centre for Technological Progress have developed a robot that can disinfect large surfaces quickly to support Việt Nam’s fight against COVID-19.
HCM City's proactive efforts on isolating people with COVID-19, tracking down their second- and third-hand contacts and providing treatment for those who are infected has resulted in a lower incidence of cases, with the rate of spread currently under contol, city leaders have said.
