VOV.VN - Despite the administration of Hanoi ordering the closure of street food businesses in the capital from February 16 in an effort to prevent the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many stall owners have ignored the request and remained open.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked localities to limit lockdown to the smallest possible scale during an online meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on February 3.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son conducted a thorough check of medical facilities on January 25 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi as part of final preparations for the 13th National Party Congress.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on January 23 inspected medical preparations for the 13th National Party Congress at the Party Central Committee's Office and four accommodation facilities for delegates.

VOV.VN - A 57-year-old Polish expert entering Vietnam from Qatar became the latest imported case of COVID-19 in the country, the Ministry of Health reported on January 11.

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on January 5 called on the entire political system and people to tighten and follow COVID-19 prevention and control measures as the pandemic has still seen complicated developments in many countries globally with the appearance of new and more contagious strains of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

The Ministry of Health has launched a grassroots health information management app, a social network, and an individual health record platform as part of its Ehealth Vietnam Summit 2020 held recently in Hanoi.

Vietnam has seen an increase in the number of adolescents infected with HIV, especially among gays.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on November 30 convened an urgent meeting with relevant agencies, and Ho Chi Minh City Health Department representatives to direct the swift implementation of all epidemic prevention measures after a man in the southern metropolis was confirmed to contract the novel coronavirus from an imported case.

A music video titled “Vietnam oi – Vung tin” (Vietnam – Be confident), which gathered the participation of 150 artists, businessmen, and doctors, has made its debut as an effort to raise public awareness of self-protection against the COVID-19 pandemic.