Authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) put into operation an Intelligent Operations Centre (IOC) at a ceremony on August 30.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on August 20 morning reported one more fresh case of COVID-19, who is a 87-year-old man came to Hanoi from the northern province of Phu Tho for medical examination, taking the national infection tally to 994.

VOV.VN - Lockdown measures were placed on the E Hospital in Hanoi on the evening of August 19 following the detection of an individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after travelling to the capital from neighbouring Phu Tho.