VOV.VN - A 52-year-old woman, the first Vietnamese COVID-19 patient in Laos and also the first COVID-19 patient in the country had died of the disease after a week of treatment, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane.

VOV.VN - A total of 78 positive COVID-19 cases were detected in Vietnam, including 13 imported cases, and 65 domestic infections found in 13 localities throughout the nation, said the Ministry of Health on May 8 evening.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported a further 15 fresh locally-infected cases on the morning of May 8, with one in capital Hanoi and 14 in the northern province of Bac Ninh, taking the infection tally in the latest wave of ongoing outbreak to 176.

VOV.VN - A total of 35 Vietnamese doctors and caregivers are poised to depart to Laos in order to provide assistance to the neighbouring country in their ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long during a recent meeting held in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the discovery of a further 4 new cases of COVID-19 on May 4 morning, including two entrants, and 2 community infections in the central city of Da Nang and capital Hanoi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that the responsibility of individuals and organisations on COVID-19 spread must be made clear, and asked competent authorities to mete strict punishment to any that violate regulations and have a role to play in the failure of the containment.

VOV.VN - The country documented no new cases of COVID-19 on the morning of April 28, while close to 320,000 people were vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam is building the worst scenario for COVID-19 as its neighboring countries of Cambodia and Laos are struggling with surging infections, including putting their capital cities on lockdown.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Yen Bai reported an additional imported case of the COVID-19 pandemic on April 19, with the latest case involving an Indian specialist who was put into quarantine immediately upon entry, according to details given by the Yen Bai provincial People's Committee.

VOV.VN - Field Hospital No. 3 in Hai Duong province’s Chi Linh city, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, was officially dissolved on April 7 after the fresh coronavirus outbreak was brought under control.