Việt Nam well controls coronavirus epidemic, all 16 confirmed cases recovered

Việt Nam has successfully brought the novel coronavirus (SARS-COVI-2) under control, with a total of 16 infected cases fully recovered from the disease, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said yesterday.

PM signed new directive to strengthen the fight against COVID-19

The transport ministry is told to re-direct flights starting or transiting from virus-hit areas of RoK to land in Vân Đồn airport in Quảng Ninh Province,  Phù Cát airport of Bình Định, and Cần Thơ airport in Cần Thơ - effectively avoiding the busier airports of the country in the capital city of Hà Nội and HCM City.

About 30 labs in Việt Nam capable of testing for COVID-19

About 30 laboratories across Việt Nam are capable of testing for COVID-19 at present, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Korean and Thai tourists quarantined in Đà Nẵng Twenty-two foreigners, including 20 Korean and two Thai tourists, have been kept under quarantine at Đà Nẵng’s Lung Disease hospital since February 24.

Banks to reschedule debt payment for epidemic-affected customers The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has told banks to reschedule debt repayments to help customers affected by the coronavirus epidemic.

Gold prices fall in the market After soaring to an eight-year high yesterday, domestic gold prices fell between VNĐ1.3 million and VNĐ2 million (US$56-86) per tael on February 25.

American Anisimova stuns Svitolina in Doha Underdog Amanda Anisimova usurped No 5 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 in the second round at the Doha WTA Open on Monday.

Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study Nearly 90 per cent of the 200 cities beset by the world's highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and India, with most of the rest in Pakistan and Indonesia, researchers reported on Tuesday.

British hole in the wall becomes town's star sight A hole in a wall outside a bank in the English midlands has been winning rave reviews on travel website TripAdvisor, catapulting the previously unremarkable site to national fame.

S. Korea reports 60 new virus cases, total now at 893 South Korea reported 60 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total infections here to 893. But the cases in the morning update were fewer than the spike of 161 cases a day earlier.