VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first two coronavirus infections in Hung Yen province, a gateway to Hanoi capital and a neighbour of Hai Duong province, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot at present.

VOV.VN - A field hospital comprising 64 beds was erected in just four hours on February 9 in Hanoi as part of efforts to the fight the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the capital city.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) of Hanoi on February 9 received donations from local businesses as part of contributions aimed at helping with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control efforts in the capital.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will strive to build upon recent gains as it moves ahead along its chosen path, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong told Party, State leaders and revolutionary veterans, during a function held on February 9 in Hanoi ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

Central provinces must adjust their socio-economic development goals and strategies to minimise the adverse effects brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters in 2020, officials have said.

VOV.VN - Unlike in previous years, bus services, railway stations, and airports nationwide have seen a huge drop in passengers at this time of year as the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, is several days away.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City’s People Committee has decided to suspend all non-essential services as from February 9 in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

E-commerce floors have pre-stocked goods and integrated new technology for online shopping activities.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Health to supply 15 tonnes of Chloramine B and 15 million water purification tablets, free of charge, from the national reserves to certain provinces and ministries to serve the COVID-19 fight.

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.