VOV.VN - The country has registered an additional 6 coronavirus cases and one COVID-19 fatality over the past 12 hours, elevating the national infection tally to 911 and the death count to 21, the Ministry of Health reported on August 14 morning.

VOV.VN - A majority of hospitals throughout Hanoi capital are tightening COVID-19 prevention and control efforts as the country’s second wave of the pandemic starting from Da Nang is putting the capital at risk.

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.