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.

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.