VOV.VN - A 62-year-old COVID-19 female patient in central Da Nang city died of serious underlying health conditions and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), taking Vietnam’s death toll to seven, the Ministry of Health reported on the morning of August 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s positive COVID-19 cases rose to 652 after the Ministry of Health announced 10 more patients contracted the novel coronavirus on the morning of August 4, with 7 people in central Da Nang city and 3 others in neighboring Quang Nam.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on August 2-3 conducted a special flight bringing home 300 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Canada and the Republic of Korea due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - All crowded events and entertainment activities taking place on pedestrian streets in the centre of Hanoi have been halted in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak implemented social distancing measures starting from midnight August 3 following two positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases being detected in the locality.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded an additional 21 coronavirus cases in the community on August 3 afternoon, raising the country’s infection tally to 642, the Ministry of Health said in its update.

VOV.VN - A 75-year-old Japanese director of Hokkaido Lotus company based in Lac Duong district of Lam Dong province has tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after recently returning to Japan from Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang is stepping up construction of a field hospital at the Tien Son Sports Centre in an effort to deal with the fresh COVID-19 outbreak which has recently hit the city.

VOV.VN - Leading Vietnamese football chiefs moved to halt all activities throughout the national football pyramid from August 2 due to the renewed threat caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

Many firms have been caught off guard by the sudden spike in new COVID-19 cases, disrupting plans adjusted after the pandemic’s initial impacts.