VOV.VN - The country has confirmed an additional six fresh coronavirus infections, including two cases of entry which were placed into isolation immediately upon arrival, raising the national count to 989, Ministry of Health said on August 18 afternoon.

VOV.VN - The capital continued to carry out RT-PCT tests on August 18 as part of a campaign to check tens of thousands of holidaymakers who recently returned from Da Nang, the latest epicentre of the current novel coronavirus outbreak.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on the morning of August 18 announced that 7 new cases were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, including 6 community infections and one returnee from the Philippines, bringing the national infection tally to 983.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 12 more coronavirus cases, including 11 cases of community transmission, during the past 12 hours, bringing the country’s tally of infections to 976.

VOV.VN - A VND0 supermarket has opened in Cam Le district of Da Nang, the epicenter of the country’s current COVID-19 outbreak, with the aim of helping the central city’s poor residents overcome difficulties caused by the disease.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Education and Training has granted permission to localities applying social distancing measures to hold online an opening ceremony for the 2020-2021 academic year on September 5.

VOV.VN - Healthcare facilities in Da Nang, the epicenter of the current coronavirus outbreak, on August 17 discharged an additional nine COVID-19 patients after making a full recovery from the virus.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang, the nation’s latest epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, has proposed using trains to repatriate residents left stranded in the locality back to their hometowns.

VOV.VN - As many as 154 employees of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of Quang Nam province have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after a CDC member was infected with the virus.

VOV.VN - Two more locally transmitted coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, bringing the country’s tally of COVID-19 infections to 964. So far 24 fatalities have been reported.