VOV.VN - Peace and tranquility has descended on Ho Chi Minh City amid the start of a strict two-week social distancing period in line with the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 in an attempt to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the local community.

VOV.VN - As many as 425 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 12 Vietnamese cities and provinces during the past 12 hours, including 350 cases in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Daily caseload of COVID-19 in Vietnam once again beat the 1,000 mark on July 7, reaching 1,007, after an additional 321 locally acquired and nine imported cases were detected in 14 cities and provinces during the past six hours.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decided to impose social distancing with stricter anti-coronavirus measures over two weeks, starting on July 9, as its daily count of infections continuously breaks the record.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed a further 248 positive COVID-19 cases at midday on July 6, with Ho Chi Minh City suffering the highest number of infections at 209, raising its infection tally in the ongoing wave to 7,114.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City on July 4 hit back at rumours that it will lock down the entire city for epidemic prevention, saying the information is incorrect that affects the ongoing COVID-19 fight in the city.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City reported the latest discovery of a further 169 local cases of COVID-19 on July 4 evening, taking its daily infection count to 599 on a single day, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City registered the highest number of local infections with 249 out of 329 cases found in 15 Vietnamese localities over the six hours to midday on July 3, according to the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - A further 116 fresh active COVID-19 cases, including one imported infection were confirmed by the Ministry of Health during an update at midday on June 30, thereby raising the total number of infections to 13,771 since the virus recurred in the nation two months ago.

VOV.VN - Two patients in Ho Chi Minh City have died of COVID-19 and other underlying health conditions, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 29.