VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 3,977 locally acquired coronavirus cases and seven imported cases in 50 cities and provinces across the country over the past 24 hours, an increase of 349 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on October 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has detected 3,635 locally acquired coronavirus cases and 11 imported cases in 50 cities and provinces across the country over the past 24 hours, an increase of 612 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on October 20.

VOV.VN - As many as 2,093 children, including more than 1,500 in Ho Chi Minh City, have fallen victims to the latest COVID-19 outbreak after their parents died of the virus.

VOV.VN - Relevant agencies in Bac Ninh province, a former coronavirus hotspot in the north, have scrambled to cordon off residential areas in Que Vo district for contact tracing and testing after a cluster of COVID-19 infections were detected.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese government has agreed in principle with sport authorities’ proposal to postpone the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) until the second quarter of 2022, said a Vietnamese sport official.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has detected 3,159 new coronavirus cases and nine imported cases in 45 cities and provinces across the country over the past 24 hours, a fall of 16 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on October 18.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October 18 asked relevant NA agencies to make the best possible preparations ahead of the legislative body’s second session which is due to start on October 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to face a considerable risk of another COVID-19 outbreak, although it may not be as large as the current one, according to Tran Dac Phu, former head of the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s top priority now is to assist businesses in Vietnam to achieve the “twin targets” of ensuring safety amid the COVID-9 pandemic and maintaining production to avoid disruptions to supply chains.

Vietnam Motor Show 2021, the largest annual automobile and motorbike expo in the country, has been cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic impacts, the organising board announced on October 13.