VOV.VN - Da Nang will hire two planes to evacuate more than 400 tourists left stranded in the central city due to the impact of the fresh COVID-19 outbreak, said an official of the Municipal Tourism Department on August 3.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health said it has developed scenarios to quarantine all residents of Da Nang, a coronavirus hotspot, at home to prevent the virus further spreading in the community.

VOV.VN - All crowded events and entertainment activities taking place on pedestrian streets in the centre of Hanoi have been halted in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded an additional 21 coronavirus cases in the community on August 3 afternoon, raising the country’s infection tally to 642, the Ministry of Health said in its update.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 3 asked for all-out efforts to be made nationwide to handle the fresh coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam, first and foremost in the central city of Da Nang.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang is stepping up construction of a field hospital at the Tien Son Sports Centre in an effort to deal with the fresh COVID-19 outbreak which has recently hit the city.

Many firms have been caught off guard by the sudden spike in new COVID-19 cases, disrupting plans adjusted after the pandemic’s initial impacts.

VOV.VN - Local authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have conducted swift novel coronavirus (COVID-19) tests for all residents who have returned from Da Nang since July.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired an online meeting of permanent Government members and ministries, sectors and local administrations on COVID-19 prevention and control on August 2.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported another coronavirus case in Quang Ngai province on August 3 morning, bringing the country’s COVID-19 infection tally to 621.