Việt Nam News

From now to the end of March, residents in Hà Nội will be offered five free face masks in public areas, shops and supermarkets in the city. People can register in advance and pick up their free masks at these areas.

The Ministry of Health has announced it has identified two more flights with passengers carrying COVID-19

Authorities in Hà Nội have proposed buying an additional 200,000 COVID-19 test kits to conduct large-scale testing.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh, in his capacity as ASEAN 2020 Chair, has affirmed that Việt Nam would continue working closely with ASEAN member states, partners, the World Health Organisation and the international community in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

A British pilot of Vietnam Airlines is the latest COVID-19 patient in Việt Nam among the four new cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Friday evening.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked for measures to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from peaking and curb its spread in the community.

The move was made at the request of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam on Firday warned about the possibilities of COVID-19 spreading from hundreds of thousands of people who have entered Viet Nam since earlier this month, and requested relevant bodies and the public to stay alert.

Fundraising activities for the COVID-19 pandemic are underway across the country.

Two nurses from Hà Nội-based Bạch Mai Hospital have become the first medical workers in Việt Nam to test positive for SARS-CoV-2, said the Ministry of Health on Friday afternoon.

Hotels and resorts in HCM City’s coastal district of Cần Giờ are fully prepared to receive local and foreign returnees from overseas to spend their mandatory 14-day quarantine period in hotel rooms to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the municial Department of Tourism.

Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung has dismissed speculation on social media that city authorities are poised to announce a total lockdown across the city to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

A book providing instructions on medical quarantine for areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic has been released by the Ministry of Health.

Việt Nam will temporarily suspend the unilateral visa exemption policy for citizens from Belarus, Russia and Japan from Saturday.

A man who contracted COVID-19 earlier this month has tested negative three times in a row.

The People’s Committee of the southern province of Đồng Nai has called on relevant agencies and the public to take proactive measures to ward off a freshwater shortage as drought and saltwater intrusion in rivers cause an increasing shortage.