VOV.VN - As the largest city in the south of the country, Ho Chi Minh City has been requested to establish an epidemic command centre specifically aimed at bringing the metropolis’ latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak under control.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed pandemic-hit localities, such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Hai Phong to deploy drastic COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including social distancing in an effort to effectively slow the spread of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A further three new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were detected in the northern province of Quang Ninh on the morning of February 8, according to the provincial Department of Health.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, chaired an urgent meeting on February 8 to discuss novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control measures following the latest detection of an additional 24 high-risk cases of infection within the community.

VOV.VN - Four staff members of Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat Airport were confirmed to contract the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the Ministry of Health on February 8 morning, bringing the infection tally to 2,005 in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Preventive measures against COVID-19 have been tightened at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport after a coronavirus infection was confirmed and four others were suspected.

VOV.VN - A 28-year-old man working at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport has tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the HCM City Pasteur Institute said on February 6.

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 - 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.

Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong has said safety and operations of airports nationwide have been still ensured despite the recent COVID-19 outbreak.