VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on August 6-7 conducted a special flight bringing home 280 Vietnamese citizens stranded in the United Kingdom and several other European countries due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Information and Communications of central Da Nang city said on August 6 that it has piloted a database on COVID-19 patients.

The Ministry of Health in conjunction with eight other units launched a communications campaign to run from August 6 to September 30 to raise public awareness about the importance of implementing COVID-19 preventive measures and adopting healthy practice

VOV.VN - Vietnam is stepping up preparations for the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) and related meetings in September, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed three more coronavirus cases that were closely linked to Da Nang hotspot, while the virus has spread to 13 localities and provinces across the country.

VOV.VN - A special train has been organised to take 56 Chinese experts from Dong Dang railway station in Lang Son province to Dung Quat industrial park in Quang Ngai, with a range of strict novel coronavirus prevention and control measures being applied.

VOV.VN - The People's Committee of Da Nang has devised plans to spray disinfectant throughout high-risk areas in an effort to combat the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

VOV.VN - The first ‘free face mask ATM’ has officially came into operation in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6 as part of joint efforts aimed at combatting the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic throughout the country.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on August 6 afternoon confirmed 30 more new cases of COVID-19, with 20 detected in Da Nang, 6 in nearby Quang Nam, 1 in Bac Giang linked to Da Nang hotspot, and 3 which were imported in Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

VOV.VN - Relevant Vietnamese agencies, the Vietnamese Consulate General in the US, and Vietnam Airlines coordinated efforts with US agencies on August 4 to bring home 347 Vietnamese citizens from Houston in the US state of Texas.