VOV.VN - Passengers taking a commercial flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on October 12 showed their joy following the authorities of the capital lifting a seven-day quarantine requirement placed on returnees from the southern metropolis.

The Hanoi People’s Committee on October 11 issued Document No.3487/UBND-DT on the pilot resumption of regular domestic flights to and from the capital city.

VOV.VN - Alley 328 and alley 330 on Nguyen Trai street in Thanh Xuan Trung ward of Hanoi, the capital’s largest COVID-19 hotspot with roughly 600 infection cases, ended its one-month lockdown on September 29 after facing restrictions since August 23.

VOV.VN - In its outlook update released on September 22, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered Vietnam’s economic growth rate for 2021 to 3.8% from the 6.7% projection due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chief of the Ministry of Public Security Office and its spokesman Lieut. Gen To An Xo has stated that the presence of army and public security forces in the south is essential as on-the-spot forces are insufficient to meet requirements of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Hanoi authorities on September 1 evening moved approximately 1,200 residents from a densely populated residential area which is a coronavirus hotspot in the city, to a concentrated quarantine camp, in order to slow the spread of the virus.

VOV.VN - COVID-19 infection tally rose to 381,363 following an additional 12,096 positive cases being detected nationwide, with Ho Chi Minh City and its neighbour Binh Duong reporting the highest number of infections at 5,294 and 4,129, respectively, said the Ministry of Health on August 25.

VOV.VN - Joining frontline forces in the COVID-19 fight has so far left soldiers unperturbed as they strive to reach various virus hotspots in order to contribute to the country’s ongoing fight against an invisible enemy.

VOV.VN - Ten crewmen on aboard D.P ship anchored at Lan Ha bay of Hai Phong city have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the Hai Phong Department of Health.

VOV.VN - Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has signed a decision, allowing home quarantine for asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients in hard hit localities.