Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has told people who have returned to the city from other provinces and cities in the past 14 days to complete ‘honest’ health declarations amid the unpredictable COVID-19 situation across the country.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed an additional 18 coronavirus infections on February 18, all in Hai Duong, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot at present.

VOV.VN - The central coastal city of Da Nang welcomed more than 30,000 visitors during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) between February 10 - 16, with the majority of guests made up of local residents and domestic visitors, according to the City Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Head coach of the Vietnam national football team Park Hang-seo and his three assistants have completed a 14-day quarantine period after returning to the country, with their results coming back negative for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Approximately 14,000 tonnes of dragon fruit were shipped to the Chinese market through the Lao Cai International Border Gate in the northern province of Lao Cai between February 10 and February 17, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, according to the gate’s custom office.

VOV.VN - The 13th Political Bureau, the supreme policy-making body of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), along with the CPV Secretariat, approved the Government’s plan to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for domestic use, at their first meeting held on February 18 in Hanoi.

Tan Cang-Cat Lai Port of the Saigon Newport Corporation received six commercial vessels on the 2021 Lunar New Year’s eve, which fell on February 11, handling 11,990 TEUs of goods in total.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to refuse serving passengers who fail to fill in health declarations and follow pandemic prevention and control regulations.

Vietnam raked in US$2.6 billion from exports of textiles and garments in January 2021, up 3.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Czech politicians have recently acknowledged the Vietnamese community’s considerable contributions to the Czech Republic’s fight against COVID-19.