VOV.VN - An additional ten positive COVID-19 cases were detected at Hospital K’s Tan Trieu medical facility No 3 based in Hanoi capital, the Health Ministry reported on May 7 morning.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Luang Prabang on May 6 handed over 50 million LAK (US$5,300) and medical equipment worth 10 million LAK to the Lao province to help local authorities contain the spread of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A 42-year-old Vietnamese man in the northern province of Thanh Hoa was confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the Ministry of Health on the morning of May 7.

VOV.VN - Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung has refuted rumours swirling around social media networks that the capital city has imposed a lockdown order to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Vinh Phuc, a gateway to Hanoi capital and a coronavirus hotspot at present, is expected to impose a social distancing order on the entire locality, starting on May 7, after 26 positive cases were recorded in the locality.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 60 coronavirus cases on May 6, including 56 locally transmitted cases, mostly in northern localities.

Vietnam has recorded the world’s highest percentage of its people satisfied with the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent survey shows.

The Ministry of Transport will prioritise funding for the maintenance and repair of Long Bien Bridge, an iconic structure in the Vietnamese capital.

The Vietnam-Laos and Vietnam-India Friendship Associations on May 6 sent dispatches to their chapters at the provincial and municipal level on raising money to support pandemic-affected people in the two countries.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on May 6 outlined a number of important lessons that should be learnt from a COVID-19 outbreak hitting the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Defense joined the Hanoi Capital High Command to thoroughly spray disinfectant throughout the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh on May 6 following the detection of dozens of COVID-19 cases.

VOV.VN - Two flights bringing home up to 349 Vietnamese citizens from Malaysia safely landed at Can Tho International Airport on May 6.

VOV.VN - By noon May 6 authorities have recorded 50 coronavirus infections closely linked to the ongoing outbreak at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, including 22 cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Vientiane Times published an article on May 6 hailing the invaluable assistance provided by Vietnam to help Laos in its ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Parks, relic sites, and worship places across the capital have been closed in response to appeals by local authorities as Hanoi seeks to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Ninh, just 40km away from Hanoi capital, has announced 11 coronavirus cases, with all linked to the ongoing outbreak at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No2 in Hanoi.

The Minister of Public Security has ordered a national examination campaign to discover illegal immigrants in Vietnam, the Ministry of Public Security’s Spokesperson Lieut. Gen. To An Xo said at the Government’s regular press conference on May 5.

The Ministry of Health will join hands with relevant ministries and sectors to study and recommend the Government the suitable time to apply vaccine passports, with safety for locals being the overriding priority, said Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan.

VOV.VN - A doctor of Military Hospital 105 in Hanoi’s Son Tay outlying township has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Hanoi Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) confirmed on May 6.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has ordered drastically implementing COVID-19 prevention and control measures amid the complex and unexpected developments of the pandemic.

VOV.VN - A number of social distancing measures have been implemented in the northern province of Thai Binh from midday on May 6 after the locality recorded five locally transmitted coronavirus cases.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Vinh Phuc has moved to swiftly test more than 3,000 local people in its Phuc Yen city where a coronavirus hotspot was detected at karaoke bar Sunny Club.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded a total of 199 cases of illegal entry involving 1,443 Chinese nationals during the first four months of the year, according to Maj. Gen. To An Xo, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Security.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long received his first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine alongside three deputy ministers on May 6 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The latest COVID-19 wave to hit Vietnam is more complicated to deal with than previous ones as there are various sources of infection, according to Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, former director of the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health.

The Vietnam’s Music Against Child Labor song competition is open for entries, encouraging professional and amateur musicians of all ages and from all genres to submit songs that inspire action against child labor.

IPhone 12 users in Vietnam are now able to experience 5G. Previously, 5G mobile networks only adapted to high-end phone products from Samsung and some Chinese manufacturers.

An individual of red-shanked douc was released into Bach Ma National Park in Phu Loc district, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on May 5.

The Vietnamese community in Laos has joined hands with Lao authorities and people to overcome the current COVID-19 outbreak by raising fund and donating cash, necessities and medical supplies to the host country.

The Hanoi Red Cross Association held a ceremony on May 5 to launch Humanitarian Month 2021, on the occasion of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (May 8).