Việt Nam News

Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyễn Thành Phong ordered the temporary closure of massage parlours, saunas, cinemas, theatres and gaming facilities from 6pm on May 3 amid continuing COVID-19 transmission in several areas in the country.

People returning to Hà Nội after the four-day public holiday must complete medical declarations.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has called on ministries, agencies and localities to enhance their COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control efforts.

The Ministry of Health has ordered local authorities to consider suspending unnecessary businesses and services like bars, karaoke parlours, discos and game rooms to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after a number of community cases were detected over the past few days.

A 28-year-old woman living in Hà Nội’s Hoàng Mai District tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

Cashew farmers in the country are facing a poor harvest due to bad weather and low prices because of low international demand.

Two women in Đạo Lý Commine, northern province of Hà Nam tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on Sunday morning, the provincial Department of Health confirmed.

The centrally-run hospital of Bạch Mai has constructed a 500-bed temporary hospital for COVID-19 treatment in northern Hà Nam Province.

Fourteen people were confirmed positive for COVID-19 on Saturday evening, including three local infections in Hà Nam Province and 11 imported cases that have been quarantined.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc inspected anti-COVID-19 efforts in the central city of Đà Nẵng on Friday, requesting the entire health sector to maximise efforts to maintain the obtained achievements in the coronavirus combat.

Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, on Friday ordered karaoke venues, discos and bars to close until further notice following a new community – based COVID-19 case found on Thursday.

Many roadside businesses in Hà Nội continue to illegally spread out onto the pavement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A project in HCM City is creating pairs of socks from recycled plastic bottles. And anyone who donated bottles to the scheme last week were given a pair of socks in exchange.