VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Giang, a gateway to Hanoi capital, has appealed for assistance from the Ministry of Health and other localities as caseload constantly breaks its daily record figure.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported on May 16 morning that an additional 127 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, breaking a 1,000-case mark in just 20 days.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Giang has become the epicenter of the country’s COVID-19 pandemic, recording 85 out of a total of 129 more locally transmitted cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) on May 15 evening.

VOV.VN - Medical workers operating in Son Tra district of Da Nang city worked through the night on May 14 to collect COVID-19 test samples from over 2,500 people who work at the region’s fishing port and wholesale market.

VOV.VN - A COVID-19 patient with underlying health conditions has died at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, the Ministry of Health announced on May 15.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long warned about the prospect of further COVID-19 outbreaks to occur in the community, during a working session held on May 15 in Hanoi between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Sixteen more people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past six hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 12.00hrs update on May 15.

Vietnam needs to foster rapid and sustainable digital transformation but at the same time must ensure cyber security and safety, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung has emphasised.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese doctors are treating 14 severely ill patients with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including one at risk of mortality.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) said on May 15 morning that an additional 20 people in quarantine areas have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the six past hours.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has asked localities to tighten the management of foreign workers and consider expelling those without work permit in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on May 14 emphasised the spirit of readiness as COVID-19 would break out in the community anytime.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed an additional 59 locally transmitted coronavirus cases, including 33 in Bac Ninh province, a gateway to Hanoi capital.

Students in the capital city of Hanoi will take their summer break from May 15, instead of May 28.

The Swiss Party of Labour has expressed its solidarity with Vietnamese-French woman Tran To Nga and all Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims of Vietnam after a French court rejected Nga’s lawsuit seeking justice for the victims.

VOV.VN - Four out of the five Vietnamese students competing at the Nordic-Baltic Physics Olympiad (NBPhO) have won medals, including one gold, two silvers, and one bronze.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to launch the third phase of its national COVID-19 vaccination campaign over the coming days in an effort to increase the amount of local people being vaccinated against the pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has confirmed an additional 16 locally transmitted infections in five localities during the past six hours, according to its coronavirus update released at 12.00am.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Ninh, a coronavirus hotspot close to Hanoi capital, announced on May 14 it has recorded 21 new cases during the past hours, raising the 10-day infection number in the locality to 162.

Nepalese newswire peoplesreview.com.np on May 12 ran an article praising Vietnam’s decisive steps to minimise both health and economic outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hanoi authorities have ordered 19 local hotels which provide COVID-19 quarantine services to install surveillance cameras for better monitoring.

The Vietnamese community is joining hands with the government as well as cities and provinces of Laos in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hoang Quang Phong and Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Fukuroi city in Japan Kinji Mizutani discussed ways to deal with the shortage of labourers caused by COVID-19 pandemic in Japan during their recent talks.

VOV.VN - Fifty-two foreigners who illegally entered Ho Chi Minh City have been deported, according to the HCM City police.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) said on May 14 morning that 29 Vietnamese people in four localities have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past six hours, while nearly 1 million people have been vaccinated against the virus.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a total of 73 new cases of local transmission and 14 imported infections on May 13, said the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s COVID-19 testing capacity has been significantly improved, with several laboratories across the country capable of handling up to 100,000 samples per day, according to figures given by representatives from the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - More than 12,400 samples taken from F1 and F2 cases linked to various novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in a number of Vietnamese localities such as Da Nang, Son La, Da Nang, and Can Tho have come back negative for the SARS-CoV-2-virus.

VOV.VN - Beer bars and bia hoi venues across Hanoi have been left deserted following the implementation of a ban issued by the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - An additional 21 cases of local transmission were confirmed by the Ministry of Health during the six hours to midday May 13, raising the total number of locally-infected cases to 664 since the virus resurged in the nation on April 27.