There were no mergers and acquisitions in the hospitality industry in the first half of the year as uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 outbreak gripped it.

VOV.VN - Son Tay General Hospital announced on August 28 that a woman living in Hanoi has been infected with Melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease, which is caused by bacterium Burkholderia pseudomalle.

VOV.VN - A 51-year-old woman who had been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus passed away on August 27 morning, taking the country’s death toll caused by the virus to 30, the Ministry of Health announced.

VOV.VN - Four patients who had been suffering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were announced to have made a recovery from the SARS-CoV-2 virus on August 26, including the first case to hit the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.

VOV.VN - The Da Nang municipal administration on August 25 decided to lift a lockdown it imposed on Da Nang general hospital a month ago due to COVID-19 infection, affirming the health facility is safe from the virus.

VOV.VN - A resident of Hanoi capital who was infected with dengue fever has died at Bach Mai hospital after self-infusion at home, hospital doctors said.

VOV.VN - The Da Nang Hospital for Lung Diseases announced on August 24 that a further four novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients were successfully discharged from hospital after making a successful recovery.

VOV.VN - Lockdown measures were placed on the E Hospital in Hanoi on the evening of August 19 following the detection of an individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after travelling to the capital from neighbouring Phu Tho.

VOV.VN - Centrally-run E hospital in Hanoi capital has decided to suspend receiving patients and visitors after a suspected case of coronavirus was detected.

VOV.VN - A total of 20 imported novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, including 18 workers who recently arrived from Equatorial Guinea, have made a full recovery from the virus, following an announcement made on the afternoon of August 18.