VOV.VN - Unlike in previous years, the recurrence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, has meant that many people are unable to return home, with most choosing to remain in Hanoi for the annual Tet celebration.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the discovery of a further 18 locally transmitted cases on February 11 morning, with 15 found in Hai Duong province, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, and 3 in Quang Ninh province.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed pandemic-hit localities, such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Hai Phong to deploy drastic COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including social distancing in an effort to effectively slow the spread of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A further three new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were detected in the northern province of Quang Ninh on the morning of February 8, according to the provincial Department of Health.

VOV.VN - Four staff members of Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat Airport were confirmed to contract the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the Ministry of Health on February 8 morning, bringing the infection tally to 2,005 in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Over the past few days, medical workers have worked very hard in Dong Trieu town of northern Quang Ninh province, a coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, to early detect and quarantine suspect cases in the community.

Efforts are being made to promote the sale of crops, fruits and meat of farmers in coronavirus-hit provinces, including the two hardest-hit Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, as the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday nears.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on February 4 confirmed an additional 9 cases of COVID-19 local transmission, all linked to Hai Duong coronavirus hotspot, raising the infection tally in the nation to 1,957.

VOV.VN - An additional 37 new local transmissions of COVID-19 were diagnosed positive with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the northern province of Hai Duong, the Ministry of Health reported on February 4 morning.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed 20 more coronavirus cases, including 19 locally transmitted infections on February 3 afternoon, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.