VOV.VN - Vietnam has adopted a fresh COVID-19 prevention and control strategy, with a primary focus on enforcing limited social distancing and conducting COVID-19 testing in high-risk areas.

VOV.VN - Thousands of Hanoi residents on September 9 evening lined up waiting to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Vietnam – Russia Friendship Cultural Palace in the capital.

VOV.VN - The municipal administration of Hanoi capital on September 6 decided to extend social distancing in a number of selected districts for another two weeks till September 21 as the COVID-19 outbreak there remains complicated.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on September 2 requested localities that are implementing social distancing measures to test all of their residents for COVID-19 at least three times from now till September 15.

VOV.VN - The number of COVID-19 infections nationwide is increasing due to the ongoing extensive testing campaign, while effective care measures are resulting in a gradual decline in the death rate, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City must test every resident during its ongoing extended social distancing period, according to the Prime Minister’s telegram dated August 22.

VOV.VN - Binh Duong, an industrial complex hub in the south and the second largest COVID-19 hotspot in Vietnam, is moving to strengthen prevention and control efforts due to a rise in new cases in the locality.

VOV.VN - Experts believe that Ho Chi Minh City’s goal of containing the latest COVID-19 outbreak by September 15 is feasible, only if social distancing measures are strictly implemented alongside virus localisation, extensive testing, and vaccinations.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi has begun carrying out an extensive testing campaign, starting on July 19, focusing on groups of people vulnerable to virus infection.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 85 new coronavirus cases in eight Vietnamese localities during the past six hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 61 cases.