COVID-19 control measures to be gradually eased
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said the country could start gradually loosening COVID-19 containment measures during a Government meeting in Hà Nội on Monday.
Three measures developed to kick-start Hà Nội's economy
Hà Nội needed to take drastic measures to kick-start its economy after being slammed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at a meeting with the city’s leaders on Monday.
COVID-19 figures as of 6am, April 21
Death race
Empty roads in HCM City have been turned into racetracks, by illegal 'boy racers' who are risking their lives for cheap thrills. Traffic police are stepping up patrols to catch the illegal joy riders.
Seven more patients with COVID-19 recover in Ninh Bình Province, total at 214
Seven more patients with COVID-19 recovered and were discharged from the Ninh Bình Provincial General Hospital on Monday afternoon.
No new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday afternoon
The number of COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam remained at 268 at 6pm on Monday, with 54 active cases, 214 recovered and zero deaths, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has announced.
Ready to help
While many front line health workers are helping COVID-19 patients, medics in Việt Nam are working around the clock to make sure people who need help without the virus, still get the best possible care.
Students start returning to school in low-risk provinces after months off
The northern province of Thái Bình and Mekong Delta province of Cà Mau were the two first localities to let students return to schools on Monday after an extended closure due to COVID-19.
Việt Nam can conduct 13,000 COVID-19 tests a day: National Committee
Việt Nam has basically met the demand for confirmatory testing for COVID-19, the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said on Monday.
Few provinces resume passenger coaches despite eased restrictions
From April 17, inter-provincial passenger coaches can travel between 35 provinces at low risk of COVID-19 infection, but so far, few coach operators have resumed operations.
Five more COVID-19 cases recover in Việt Nam, total at 207
Five more COVID-19 patients have recovered in three treatment facilities across the country on Monday, lifting the country's total cases being given the all-clear to 207.
Work on two bridges across Cửa Lục Bay in Quảng Ninh to start this month
Construction on Cửa Lục Bridges 1 and 3 is planned to start by the end of this month in Quảng Ninh Province.
G20 Health Ministers Meeting: Việt Nam deploys war-like symbolism in fighting COVID-19
The Government of Việt Nam appeals for national unity and has deployed war-like symbolism in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Health Minister Trương Quốc Cường said at an online meeting of G20 Health Ministers held on Sunday.
Joint efforts made to keep community safe from the deadly virus
Despite no cases of COVID-19 reported in the Central Highland province of Đắk Lắk, the area is still on high alert.
Vietnamese students in Australia struggle amid pandemic
Among some 31,000 Vietnamese students in Australia, many have their tuition fees paid by their families and cover their own living expenses by working part-time at shopping centres, restaurants or hotels.
Việt Nam aims to reduce malnutrition among ethnic minority children to below 15% by 2030
Việt Nam targets reducing the rate of underweight and malnousished children under five to less than 15 per cent by 2030.
Cần Thơ to speed up agricultural production
The Cần Thơ City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development plans to develop its agricultural production to meet gross domestic product (GRDP) of 1.2 per cent by the end of this year.
HCM City launches pharmaceutical price stabilisation programme
The People’s Committee of HCM City has begun its pharmaceutical price stabilisation programme for the 2020-2021 period to meet the need for essential drugs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
No new COVID-19 cases reported for four days in a row
For the fourth day running, not a single new case of COVID-19 has been detected in Việt Nam.
Việt Nam recorded no new cases for 3.5 days, one case tests positive after recovery
Việt Nam has recorded no new COVID-19 cases in the last three and a half days but one recovered patient has tested positive again for the virus three days after she was released from hospital.
