VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital in Hanoi capital has locked down a building after a person tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Hanoi Center for Disease Control reported on September 30.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang eased social distancing rules from September 30, entering a new normal, with people flocking back to local beaches after over two months of lockdown restrictions.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP growth rate during the third quarter of the year was estimated to have endured a decline of 6.17% due to social distancing and other COVID-19-related restrictions taking a heavy toll on the economy.

VOV.VN - With the COVID-19 pandemic gradually being brought under control, the central province of Quang Binh is devising plans on tourism recovery in order to welcome back visitors moving into a new normal.

Authorities, businesses, and retailers in Ho Chi Minh City are promptly making preparations for reopening retail and distribution activities in “green zones” after a period of strict social distancing.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is set to ease social distancing measures and move into a “new normal” state after September 30, although most activities will reopen in a cautious manner and follow the “Safety First” slogan, said a local leader on September 30 unveiling new decree on COVID-19 prevention.

VOV.VN - Local businesses should take drastic preventive measures and speed up vaccination for their employees in order to adapt to the unpredictable challenges brought about by COVID-19 and live safely with the pandemic in the long-run, suggested industry insiders.

VOV.VN - The prolonged COVID-19 outbreak has prompted couples to delay their weddings, although Ngoc Diep, a female hospital orderly, is a special case as she has organised a virtual wedding with her future husband from Ho Chi Minh City, the epicentre of the latest wave of the pandemic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised cooperation between the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) during a conference on September 29 to review the two sides' coordination results in the 2016 -2020 period and the first eight months of this year, and future focuses.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu has recently received a token of medical equipment donated by German businesses to support Vietnam’s ongoing fight against COVID-19.