Việt Nam News

Authorities in Đà Nẵng have adopted a resolution on solutions and tasks to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic and tackle difficulties for businesses to fulfil the city's socio-economic development targets this year.

The People’s Court of northern Phú Thọ Province yesterday sentenced Đặng Anh Tuấn, former chief inspector of the Ministry of Information and Communications, to 34 months of non-custodial rehabilitation  for his involvement in an online gambling ring.

Foreigners infected with SARS-CoV-2 will have to cover treatment fee in Việt Nam while quarantine and testing fees will be free of charge, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at a Government’s meeting on Friday.

More than 115,000 voluntary health declarations had been filled out on the app NCOVI as of yesterday, according to data released by the developers.

The Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed two new patients have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, bringing the total number in Việt Nam to 47.

The central province of Quảng Nam’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has reported that Bắc Trà My District rangers in co-ordination with the provincial forest management office and local police are rushing to file prosecution documents against people involved in recent incidents of illegal deforestation.

Việt Nam’s 45th COVID-19 infection was confirmed on Friday afternoon by HCM City’s Pasteur Institute. The latest case was connected to the 34th patient in the coastal central province of Bình Thuận.

To fight the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Health has released specific guidance on routine cleaning in the workplace.

Schools in localities across Việt Nam will extend closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medical samples of two British COVID-19 patients (patient number 22 and 23), who have been treated at an isolation site in the city’s General Hospital since March 8, have tested negative for the virus.

Hà Nội People’s Committee has ordered its subsidiaries to develop plans to quarantine a whole village or commune in case of emergency to control and prevent COVID-19.

Đà Nẵng City’s Hoà Vang District Police on Thursday began an investigation into two swindlers for appropriating a total of VNĐ12 billion (US$516,000) from some 1,000 people.

HCM City People’s Committee on Thursday refused entry to a cruise ship with over 800 passengers on board. The vessel was not allowed to enter the city or dock at its port.

Students and their parents have been getting used to televised lessons for 9th and 12th graders since early this week.

At the foot of Ra Nhua Mountain in the central province of Quảng Ngãi’s Sơn Tây District, there is a school which is as clean, green and beautiful as those in the delta.

The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ will begin conducting tests for SARS-CoV-2 after March 15.

The programme was launched by the Krông Búk District Social Activities Team. Their main activities include cooking meals, giving presents and repairing houses for poor, old and sick people in the district.