VOV.VN - The volume of goods flowing in and out of China through border gates located in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is starting to show positive signs of growth amid outbreaks of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Pham Minh Duc, deputy head of the Quang Ngai Department of Health, confirmed the province’s first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) relapse case on August 18 after a patient was discharged from hospital for a period of 16 days.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases amounted to 1,034 after five further fresh cases were confirmed, while another coronavirus patient in the central province of Quang Ngai died of COVID-19 and other underlying health problems.

VOV.VN - The Quang Tri Department of Health has detected a further six positive cases of diphtheria in the province, bringing the total number of infected cases in the locality to 20.

VOV.VN - A 75-year-old Japanese director of Hokkaido Lotus company based in Lac Duong district of Lam Dong province has tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after recently returning to Japan from Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A 53-year-old female patient in central Da Nang city died of serious underlying health conditions and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), raising Vietnam's count of coronavirus deaths to three in a single day and six in the nation.

VOV.VN - A student from the central highland province of Dak Lak who had recently returned from Da Nang has been placed into quarantine after his test samples had come back positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the provincial health sector.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to have a positive impact on employment and social welfare.

VOV.VN - A senior specialist has warned Vietnam should not rest on its laurels after no new cases of the coronavirus were not recorded in three straight days.