VOV.VN - Hoi An, a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site in central Vietnam, said on August 19 that it is to offer free COVID-19 testing for foreign visitors looking to depart the locality.

VOV.VN - A further 11 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in Quang Nam province were released from various hospitals throughout the locality on August 18, according to the provincial Health Department.

VOV.VN - The Health Center of Hoa Vang district in the central city of Da Nang announced on August 14 that a further five novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been successfully discharged after making a full recovery.

As many as 173 tourist accommodation establishments in 25 cities and provinces across Vietnam had been mobilised as of August 6 to serve as quarantine sites in the fight against COVID-19, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Nam has asked relevant units to accelerate testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to take at least 6,000 samples each day.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in Cao Bang province have detected a total of 11 Vietnamese citizens as they were in the process of attempting to illegally enter the country from Guangdong in China.

VOV.VN - The south-central province of Khanh Hoa has managed to transform approximately 2,000 hotel rooms into quarantine sites to be used by foreigners, according to the provincial Department of Health.

VOV.VN - Border guards operaring in Kien Giang province said on August 4 that they had previously arrested a Chinese man for attempting to illegally enter the country.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health said it has developed scenarios to quarantine all residents of Da Nang, a coronavirus hotspot, at home to prevent the virus further spreading in the community.

VOV.VN - Border guards of Quang Ninh province said on July 31 that they have detained 45 people illegally entering Vietnam from China.