VOV.VN - An additional 12 positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, including an eight-month-old child, were successfully discharged from hospitals in Da Nang and the central province of Quang Nam on the morning of August 13.

The Ministry of Transport has ordered continued suspension of passenger transport from/to Da Nang from 0:00 hour on August 12 in order to prevent the COVID-19 from spreading further after the central city reported new outbreaks late last month.

Some 15.7 million smartphone users had downloaded Bluezone, a locally-developed contact-tracing app to identify and alert people who have interacted with COVID-19 patients, as of August 11, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed three more new coronavirus cases during the past 12 hours, including two locally transmitted cases in Quang Nam province, and one imported case in Bac Lieu province.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported a further 14 fresh coronavirus infections on August 12 afternoon, including one detected in Hanoi capital and 13 linked to the Da Nang outbreak.

VOV.VN - A group consisting of more than 400 tourists who had been left stranded in Da Nang as a result of the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were successfully brought home to Hanoi on August 12.

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).