VN must keep close watch on COVID-19 despite few new cases: health experts

Healthcare experts on Monday warned against complacence as the number of new COVID-19 infections in Việt Nam dropped.

Baby born at COVID-19 isolation site

A baby was born at an isolation site in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế nine days after the mother returned from Laos.

Việt Nam donates medical equipment to help Laos tackle COVID-19

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyễn Bá Hùng handed over medical equipment worth over VNĐ7 billion (US$304,000) as a gift from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao counterparts at a ceremony in Vientiane on Saturday.

COVID-19: Việt Nam presents medical equipment to Laos, Cambodia

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng on Friday handed over medical equipment worth over VNĐ7 billion (US$304,000) as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao and Cambodian counterparts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Central provinces isolate people returning from COVID-19 affected areas

The central province of Quảng Nam had sent 142 local people returning from HCM City to isolation sites in Tiên Phước, Quế Sơn, Thăng Bình and Núi Thành districts as of Friday.

Social distancing begins in central region

ASEAN discusses response to COVID-19

A teleconference of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on preventing and combating COVID-19 is scheduled for early April this year.

Việt Nam suspends border crossing to/from Laos, Cambodia over COVID-19 The Vietnamese Government has decided to suspend cross-border activities of individuals at main and secondary border gates, and trails in border areas with Cambodia and Laos from April 1 as part of measures to effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19.  

Online trade promotion acitivities should be developed due to COVID-19: agency

The Việt Nam Trade Promotion Agency has encouraged localities, businesses and trade promotion organisations develop online marketing measures during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, said agency director Vũ Bá Phú.

PM Phúc attends G20 video summit on COVID-19

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc attended the G20 emergency video summit on Thursday during which leaders of the 20 major economies discussed coordinated responses to the widening COVID-19 pandemic.