Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Vietnam Kidong Park on December 3 co-chaired a health partnership meeting in Hanoi titled “Health Partnerships and Cooperation in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has seen plenty of local people head out to purchase face masks once again following the detection of new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the community.

VOV.VN - The administration of District 6 in Ho Chi Minh City permitted over 2,000 pupils to remain absent from school on December 1 after a teacher came into contact with COVID-19 patient No.1,347 who was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on November 30.

A group of teenage scientists have developed a futuristic face mask they hope can be a Personal Protective Equipment game changer.

As many as 75,000 medical masks as a gift from the Government of Vietnam were presented to Vietnamese people in Laos on November 28 with a view to assisting them in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic that remains complicated around the world.

VOV.VN - If you go out to public venues in Hanoi capital and Ho Chi Minh City without donning a face mask, you will be fined between VND1-3 million.

VOV.VN - The Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Hanoi have revealed five places where members of the public will not be permitted to enter without wearing a face mask.

VOV.VN - The majority of Hanoians continue to obey rules on face mask in crowded public places such as hospitals, bike parks, bus stations, public transportation, and supermarkets.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped over 1.13 billion face masks of various types abroad during the past ten months of the year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The police in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem District and medical staff have started raising public awareness about COVID-19 and fined people that failed to wear face masks in the pedestrian streets.