VOV.VN - A large number of people in Hanoi continue to carelessly gather in public places to fly kites and play football amid a resurgence of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the country.

The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association Central Committee has presented more than VND600 million (US$26,000) and 225,000 face masks to help Laos fight COVID-19.

The Vietnamese community is joining hands with the government as well as cities and provinces of Laos in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Border Guard High Command of the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on May 11 held a ceremony to hand over medical supplies for COVID-19 prevention and control presented by the Vietnam Border High Command to Cambodia.

VOV.VN - The daily lives of the local people of Hanoi have been severely impacted by the recent hot spell which is due to last for several days, with the severe heat forcing many local people to find ways to protect themselves from the recent weather conditions.

VOV.VN - Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, who is also chairman of the Vietnam – India Friendship Association (VIFA), presented 100 ventilators to help India in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic during an online meeting on May 11 with Indian Ambassador to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Despite entry to parks around Hanoi being restricted, many municipal residents continue to gather in large groups in public to participate in exercise and other sporting activities.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued an urgent dispatch asking its units to seriously follow COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

An aid package of 810,00 high-quality face masks donated by the Vietnamese Government on May 6 arrived in Dili, Timor-Leste, which is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Luang Prabang on May 6 handed over 50 million LAK (US$5,300) and medical equipment worth 10 million LAK to the Lao province to help local authorities contain the spread of COVID-19.