VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 19 coronavirus cases over the past 12 hours, while the virus has attacked Ha Giang, the 12th affected locality in the country, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - Doctors at Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital have set a record after successfully performing a heart transplant on a 7-year-old child of Hanoi, the youngest patient of its kind in Vietnam,

VOV.VN - The second metro train that will be used on the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station route docked at the Hai Phong port early on February 5.

VOV.VN - Many residents of Ho Chi Minh City are neglecting to wear face masks in public areas, despite the southern city’s local administration warning of the potential risks of coronavirus spreading among the wider community.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently issued a document requesting the aviation sector to enhance COVID-19 prevention measures before, during and after the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Vietnam supports Agent Orange/dioxin victims in requesting legal responsibilities from US companies producing and selling the toxic chemical used during the war in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The north-western border province of Dien Bien have registered the first coronavirus cases, becoming the 11th coronavirus-ravaged locality in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) was granted a total of VND21 billion on February 5 from Thaiholdings Joint Stock Company and LienVietPostBank as a means of supporting efforts to fund the purchase of vaccines as part of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control work.

Brookings Institution, a non-profit public policy organisation based in Washington DC, has run an article highlighting Vietnam’s impressive progress in universal health coverage (UHC) over the past decade.

VOV.VN - The administration of the north-western province of Dien Bien held an emergency meeting on Feb. 4 evening to discuss COVID-19 preventive measures after three suspect cases were detected in the locality.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded no new coronavirus cases over 12 hours for the first time since the virus recurred on January 27, the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control said in its update on February 5 morning.

The latest COVID-19 outbreaks in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have been basically kept under control, it was reported at an online meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and representative of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the provincial People’s Committee on February 4.

All staff members working at four international airports of Tan Son Nhat, Cam Ranh, Can Tho and Lien Khuong, along with Vinh airport have tested negative for the SARS CoV-2 virus, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on February 4 confirmed an additional 9 cases of COVID-19 local transmission, all linked to Hai Duong coronavirus hotspot, raising the infection tally in the nation to 1,957.

VOV.VN - Heavy rainfall is forecast to strike northern and north-central regions from February 8 to February 9, or the 27th to the 28th day of the final lunar month ahead of the Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

VOV.VN - As many as 444 samples taken from interdisciplinary forces, officers, soldiers, employees, and labourers working at high-risk areas in Mong Cai City have come back negative for the SARS-CoV-2-virus.

Vietnam ranked 55th in digital transformation with 41 points in Huawei's Global Connectivity Index (GCI 2020).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on February 3 said that it will add more flights at night at Tan Son Nhat International Airport to respond to the spike in travel demand during the Lunar New Year holiday season, which falls in mid-February.

VOV.VN - Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU) has been named among the leading 1,000 universities globally and is 17th in Southeast Asia, according to the Webometrics Ranking of World University compiled by Spanish public research body Cybermetrics Labs.

VOV.VN - Many traditional markets throughout the capital were crowded with local people preparing farewell ceremonies for “Ong Cong - Ong Tao”, also known as the Land Genie and Kitchen Gods, on the 23rd day of the last month of the lunar year, which falls on February 4.

VOV.VN - Thach That district’s People Committee announced on February 3 that all 694 samples taken from students and teachers of FPT University came back negative for the SARS-CoV-2-virus.

Vietnamese people living abroad have made significant contribution to the country’s socio-economic development, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Minh Khoi at a gathering in Ho Chi Minh City on February 3.

Vietnam Airlines announced on February 3 that it will intensify COVID-19 prevention and control measures during the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - An additional 37 new local transmissions of COVID-19 were diagnosed positive with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the northern province of Hai Duong, the Ministry of Health reported on February 4 morning.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed 20 more coronavirus cases, including 19 locally transmitted infections on February 3 afternoon, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - Numerous Hanoians can be seen not wearing a face mask when in public, despite the sharp rise in new community cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked localities to limit lockdown to the smallest possible scale during an online meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on February 3.

VOV.VN - Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi is currently operating as normal amid rumours of the site potentially closing due to the need to conduct testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on all airport staff, just days ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi will set off fireworks in just one place as opposed to the 30 previously scheduled, according to the municipal Party Committee.

VOV.VN - Hai Duong province, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot and a gateway to Hanoi capital, has confirmed an additional 16 locally transmitted cases by noon February 3.