VOV.VN - The period from this week to the middle of next week will mark the peak of the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said, while urging the implementation of a range of drastic countermeasures.

VOV.VN - A total of 33 patients who had been infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a meeting held on August 11 afternoon.

VOV.VN - A further three novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients were released from hospital on August 12, including a pair that had been the first cases to be detected in the central province of Quang Ngai.

VOV.VN - Local people in the central city of Da Nang have been asked to make use of coupons from August 12 when going to buy goods, with the aim of preventing large gatherings at markets amid fears surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - The nation’s total number of COVID-19 infections rose to 866 after an additional three cases of entry from Japan were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, while the 17th COVID-19 death were confirmed, the Ministry of Health said on August 12.

VOV.VN - The municipal administration of Da Nang, the epicenter of the current coronavirus outbreak, has decided to extend the social distancing order in the city until further notice as the outbreak shows no signs of abating.

VOV.VN - A huge field hospital that has been erected at the Tien Son Sports Centre in the central city of Da Nang will be put into operation on August 12 to provide treatment for COVID-19 patients without underlying illnesses.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it will conduct three flights on August 12-13 to return more than 700 out of 1,695 tourists left stranded in Da Nang due to COVID-19 back to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed no new coronavirus cases but two more deaths during the past 12 hours, raising the death toll to 15, the Ministry of Health said in its August 11 update at 06.00hrs.

VOV.VN - A total of 4,751 samples have been collected in Hanoi as of August 10 as part of an RT-PCR test campaign on locals who came back from Da Nang between July 15 and July 29, with 652 of the group being confirmed to have tested negative for COVID-19.