VOV.VN - As the nation’s largest metropolitan area, urban life in Ho Chi Minh City has ground to a halt following local authorities imposing social distancing measures due to a sharp recent rise in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 56 locally transmitted coronavirus cases during the past six hours, mostly in Bac Giang, the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam, will take stronger measures to control the COVID-19 outbreak as soon as a social distancing order is due to come into effect as of 00.00hrs on May 31.

VOV.VN - Following the detection of dozens of COVID-19 infection cases in Ho Chi Minh City linked to the Revival Ekklesia Mission, a Christian congregation in the city, a total of 18 residential areas have moved to impose local lockdowns.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) , in its noon COVID-19 update on May 28, confirmed a further 40 coronavirus cases in six localities, including 36 cases in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang, the country’s two largest COVID-19 hotspots.

VOV.VN - Bac Giang remains the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, recording 30 out of 40 more cases announced by the Ministry of Health on May 28 morning.

VOV.VN - The administration of Da Nang city removed a 21-day lockdown on May 27 to ease restrictions placed on several residential areas linked to the resurgence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 235 COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, with 90% of the caseload recorded in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces, the country’s two largest coronavirus hotspots.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has urged firms to be cautious when doing business with companies in India that were severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The number of domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has amounted to 3,108, with 36 new cases confirmed over six hours to midday May 19, according to the Ministry of Health.