VOV.VN - A total of 123 laboratories nationwide have been licensed to conduct RT-PCR tests with a capacity of 46,000 samples per day, according to a statement by the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health on August 18 launched a mini game through its Lotus fan page, to raise public awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi City People's Committee sent an urgent document on August 18 requesting that localities based in the capital quickly respond to information regarding early detection, tracing, investigation, and zoning off.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on the morning of August 18 announced that 7 new cases were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, including 6 community infections and one returnee from the Philippines, bringing the national infection tally to 983.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has registered 11 more new cases of COVID-19, including 11 detected in Da Nang outbreak, one in Hanoi capital and two of entry, lifting the national tally to 962, the Ministry of Health reported on August 16 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's COVID-19 infection count rose to 951 after one fresh case of entry from Equatorial Guinea was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, while another COVID-19 patient in Da Nang died, bringing the death toll to 24.

VOV.VN - The afternoon of August 15 saw the Ministry of Health confirm an additional 20 fresh coronavirus infections, and another coronavirus-related fatality, bringing the overall number of infections to 950, and death toll to 23 in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health is conducting sequencing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in the first COVID-19 case found in a cluster of infections in Hai Duong province to determine whether there are any similarities with the virus strain.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on August 15 morning confirmed one more new imported case returning from Russia and one COVID-19 related death over the past 12 hours, taking the national infection tally to 930 and the fatality count to 22.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on August 14 afternoon announced 18 more new cases of COVID-19, including 17 related to central Da Nang city, and one of illegal entry into Vietnam which were quarantined in Ho Chi Minh City.