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.
VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang has accelerated testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with the Da Nang Centre for Disease Control taking approximately 5,000 samples per day.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed a further six coronavirus cases and one fatality related to COVID-19 on August 10 evening, lifting the overall number of infections to 847 and death toll to 14.
VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has affirmed that the country’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing capacity is greater than in comparison to when the first wave of the epidemic hit, with improvements made in terms of production of test kits.
VOV.VN - A total of 60 Vietnamese artists took part in a livestream concert via YouTube on August 9 as a means of raising donations for doctors and residents of Da Nang and the central province of Quang Nam in the battle against the novel coronavirus.
VOV.VN - The Da Nang Hospital for Lung Diseases announced on August 10 that it has discharged an additional four novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients after making a successful recovery from the disease.
The resurgence of COVID -19 cases in Vietnam is proving even more challenging than the first wave, with surging community transmission and deaths, business leaders say.
VOV.VN - Two more COVID-19 patients in Vietnam died of severe underlying health conditions and COVID-19 infection on the morning of August 10, taking the national fatality count to 13, according to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son.
VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 29 new coronavirus cases and another fatality of the disease, all closely tied to Da Nang outbreak, the Ministry of Health said in its August 9 update at 18.00hrs.
VOV.VN - Hanoi is racing against time to conduct contact tracing and complete the ongoing extensive testing campaign after several COVID-19 patients were detected in the capital.