VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed eight more coronavirus cases at Hanoi-based National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on May 6 morning after announcing 14 cases 12 hours earlier.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 26 coronavirus infections, including 18 locally-transmitted cases, during the past 12 hours, the Ministry of Health said in its 18.00hrs update on May 5.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the mandatory quarantine period for those who either have close contact with COVID-19 cases or enter Vietnam to 21 days.

The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on May 5 sent an urgent dispatch requiring the strict implementation of concentrated quarantine regulations and post-quarantine management.

VOV.VN - Local lawyer Chau Huy Quang has been recognised by Asia Legal Business (ALB) in its debut “Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyers” list.

VOV.VN - The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi has become the nation’s latest coronavirus hotspot following the detection of an additional 14 cases on May 5.

VOV.VN - The management of Hanoi-based National Hospital of Tropical Diseases has decided to temporarily close the centrally-run hospital to visitors after a doctor was diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The standing board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee asked localities to hold election campaigns in accordance with requirements of COVID-19 prevention and control.

VOV.VN - Local stargazers are excited about the prospect of the Eta Aquariids meteor shower lighting up the Vietnamese skies early on the morning on May 6.

VOV.VN - Tran Van Son, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office, has revealed four key reasons why Vietnam could potentially face a fourth wave of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections.

VOV.VN - A memorial and burial ceremony was held by the authorities of Quang Tri province on May 5 for the remains of 24 volunteer Vietnamese soldiers and specialists who sacrificed their lives in numerous battles in Laos during their international missions.

The Departments of Public Security in 63 provinces and cities had collected dossiers of making chip-based ID cards of 33.9 million Vietnamese citizens as of April 27, equal to 67.8% of the goal of 50 million cards to be issued before July 1.

A plan to pilot the urban governance model in Hanoi has been issued by the municipal People’s Committee.

As many as 110 people, including foreigners, were fined VND300 million (US$13,800) for not wearing masks in Ha Noi’s Hoan Kiem district during the four-day holiday from April 29 to May 2, according to Bui Van Dang, deputy head of the district’s police department.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Vinh Phuc, a fresh coronavirus hotspot, held an emergency meeting on anti-coronavirus measures early on May 5 after eight more locals were diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, all closely linked to the Chinese case.

VOV.VN - A number of localities in Vietnam have recorded new coronavirus infections and are now awaiting confirmation from the Ministry of Health.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said though complicated, the COVID-19 pandemic has been basically under control, but more drastic actions are needed.

Cinemas, gyms and stadiums as well as spas and massage parlours in Hanoi will have to close down as from 00:00 hours on May 5 due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the capital city.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Post have collaborated with the Ministry of Information and Communications to launch a new postage stamp collection which calls for each person to increase their responsibility in terms of implementing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control measures.

VOV.VN - A further 11 new COVID-19 cases, including one domestic infection in the central city of Da Nang were recorded in the past 12 hours to 6:00 p.m on May 4, bringing the nation’s infection tally to 2,996, the Ministry of Health said.

VOV.VN - Police in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have successfully apprehended 52 Chinese citizens who entered the nation illegally, according to information released by local authorities.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced a report on May 4 detailing the outbreaks detected in the northern provinces of Ha Nam and Vinh Phuc during a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, with a focus on the COVID-19 cases involving Chinese experts.

VOV.VN - Three positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who are all employees of karaoke bar Sunny Club in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have been confirmed to be carrying the B.1.617.2 strain of the virus from India.

VOV.VN - The nation handed over financial aid and medical supplies to Laos in order to assist the neighbouring country in its ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during at a ceremony held on the morning of May 4 at Wattay International Airport in the Laotian capital of Vientiane.

The Ministry of Health has recently sent a document on the extension of the concentrated quarantine period to directors of Centres for Disease Control (CDC), and Preventive Medicine Centres nationwide.

VOV.VN - Beaches throughout Da Nang city have fallen quiet on May 4 due to local authorities moving to suspend all non-essential services in an effort to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - The decision taken by the administration of Hanoi to suspend non-essential services, including restaurants, sidewalk eateries, and drinks vendors in an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen business slow in many outlets throughout the capital.

VOV.VN - A total of 35 Vietnamese doctors and caregivers are poised to depart to Laos in order to provide assistance to the neighbouring country in their ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long during a recent meeting held in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese people who illegally entered An Giang province from neighbouring Cambodia are suspected of being positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) following their first Realtime-PCR test.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Health has revealed details regarding the latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case to hit the capital, with the individual being an Indian expert who is currently residing in the Park 10 building of Vinhomes Times City in Hoang Mai district of Hanoi.