
Health Minister: 'Risk of community transmission in Bac Giang is very high'
09:56 | 19/05/2021
Bac Giang Province may report a surge in new Covid-19 cases in the coming days in locked-down industrial parks and residential areas with crowded workers, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said at a meeting with the province on May 18.

Deputy PM: COVID-19 situation in Ho Chi Minh City basically put under control
09:54 | 08/12/2020
The COVID-19 situation in Ho Chi Minh City has been basically put under control, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on Monday.

Minister of Health: Vietnam faces high risk of COVID-19 infection from abroad
09:35 | 27/11/2020
Due to the complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, Vietnam is facing a high risk of reporting more infectious cases from abroad, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said at an online conference on COVID-19 prevention and control on November 24.

Vietnam confirms two new cases, 32nd COVID-19 related death
23:16 | 29/08/2020
Vietnam confirmed two more cases in the central city of Da Nang and the southern province of Binh Duong as well as two COVID-19-related deaths on August 29, reported the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Covid-19 updates in Vietnam: Six more COVID-19 cases take national count to 1,022
19:17 | 24/08/2020
Vietnam’s total COVID-19 cases raising to 1,022 in the evening of August 24 as six more cases were reported, four in the central city of Da Nang and two in the northern province of Hai Duong, some 60km from Hanoi capital.

Vietnam's new coronavirus cases fall, but authorities urge public to remain cautious
07:44 | 23/08/2020
Da Nang City, the epicenter of the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak, reported five more new cases, aged between 38 and 69, raising the total number of cases in Vietnam at 1,014 on August 22, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Vietnam's COVID-19 cases pass 1,000 mark; one "false alarm" case in Hanoi
21:12 | 20/08/2020
The Ministry of Health on August 20 evening registered 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's tally to 1,007. Meanwhile, one case of COVID-19 infection reported in Hanoi on Thursday morning was removed from the infection list because of being tested negative to SARS-CoV-2 three times the same day.

Positive coronavirus numbers slowdown in Vietnam as repatriation flights continue
20:11 | 19/08/2020
Four new coronavirus cases, including two community infections relating to Da Nang, the nation’s latest epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak and one each in Quang Nam and Hai Duong provinces, were reported by the Vietnam’s Ministry of Health on August 19 evening.

COVID-19 in Vietnam: Total 989 positive cases after six more confirmed; over 87,000 quarantined
19:20 | 18/08/2020
The Ministry of Health on the evening of August 18 announced that six new cases were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, including four community infections in Da Nang, the nation’s latest epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, and two returnees from Taiwan (China) and Equatorial Guinea, bringing the national infection tally to 989.

COVID-19 in Vietnam: 12 more cases reported, mostly local infections
19:24 | 17/08/2020
A total of 12 new COVID-19 cases were announced on August 17 evening, bringing the national total to 976. Out of those, four of the new patients are in Hai Duong, six in central Da Nang city, one in the capital city of Hanoi and one who came on a repatriation flight into the country.

260 Vietnamese citizens stranded in UAE due to COVID-19; domestic cases reach almost 850
19:00 | 10/08/2020
On August 10, Vietnam recorded new daily cases and fatalities as well as more recoveries. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), along with Bamboo Airways coordinated with the hosts’ relevant agencies to bring home over 260 Vietnamese citizens.

Experts speaks highly of Vietnam's response to Covid-19
07:25 | 10/08/2020
Coronavirus surge is likely to continue for coming days, foreign experts still have highly evaluated Vietnam’s response to the recurrent outbreak of COVID-19. Meanwhile, more than 300 Vietnamese citizens have been repatrated from the Republic of Korea on August 9.

Two flights bring home over 530 citizens from Singapore, Taiwan (China)
07:42 | 08/08/2020
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carrier VietJetAir on August 7 brought home more than 530 Vietnamese citizens. Of the total figure, more than 300 citizens were from Singapore, and the remainder 230 were from Taiwan (China) in one day.

Quang Ngai's district receives mobile handwashing systems to combat COVID-19
07:34 | 08/08/2020
World Vision Vietnam has recently delivered eight mobile handwashing systems for children and the community in Minh Long district, Quang Ngai province - one of the localitis in Vietnam reports coronavirus infection in community.

No evidence of quick Covid-19 community transmission
16:36 | 07/08/2020
The recent Covid-19 pandemic started in Da Nang in July but there is insufficient evidence that the virus is quickly spreading among the community in Vietnam. This was discussed during the meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on August 4th chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

Nearly 300 citizens repatriated from UK, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Czech
16:29 | 07/08/2020
Vietnam Airlines on August 6-7 conducted a special flight bringing home 280 Vietnamese citizens stranded in the United Kingdom and various parts of the European Union (EU) including Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and the Czech Republic.

Vietnam manage to avoid the second wave of Covid-19
14:32 | 05/08/2020
On August 4, at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam emphasized that Vietnam has made determined efforts to avert the second wave of COVID-19 and avoid nationwide social distancing, Vnexpress reported.

Flight brings home over 240 citizens from Myanmar as Vietnam battling new coronavirus wave
07:31 | 31/07/2020
Relevant agencies of Vietnam, the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar, and low-cost carrier VietJet Air on July 30 coordinated with Myanmar’s competent agencies to bring home nearly 240 citizens as Vietnam ready to use 'full force' to battle new coronavirus wave.

Repatriation flights continue for stranded Vietnamese citizens
23:42 | 29/07/2020
More than 500 Vietnamese citizens came back home from Japan and Brunei on July 28-29 on two speacial flights.

Over 500 Vietnamese return home from the US, Taiwan
07:28 | 29/07/2020
Relevant agencies of Vietnam in the United States and Taiwan (China), national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost carrier Vietjet on July 28 coordinated with competent agencies in the host countries to bring home over 600 stranded citizens while Vietnam continued to confirm new domestic cases of the coronavirus.
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