Social distancing and strict control at hospitals, and an economic recession due to COVID-19, resulted in lower sales of both prescription and non-prescription drugs. However, many companies still witnessed outstanding performance.

VOV.VN - The first free ATM rice machine was put into operation on February 24 in the COVID-19 hotspot of Cam Giang district in the northern province of Hai Duong as a means of providing assistance to poor workers in the locality.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has confirmed to the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) about the fairness of access for the local population to COVID-19 vaccines following the first batch of the vaccines arriving in the nation.

VOV.VN - The array of new-generation trade agreements (FTAs) signed in recent times shows the country’s strong economic and international trade potential, whilst providing plenty of opportunities for Vietnam to boost development in a new context.

Localities have stayed vigilant and made constant efforts in preventing illegal entry and exit at border areas, in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health posted no new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases on the morning of February 25, keeping the national tally at 2,412, while the total recoveries reached a total of 1,804 after a further 14 coronavirus patients were declared free from the virus.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Thani Thongphakdi exchanged views on cooperation between the two countries and ministries, along with regional and international issues of shared concern, during their online talks on February 24.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee set targets and approved operational orientations and solutions for this year for its industrial and trade sectors at a recent meeting.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed on February 24 afternoon that nine more coronavirus infections have been detected in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, all in Hai Duong province, the epicentre of the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak.

VOV.VN - Travel on the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route proved to be the world’s second busiest air route in February, according to information released by OAG, a global travel data provider based in the UK.