VOV.VN - Hundreds of local people formed a long queue at the National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals in Hanoi on July 21 as they waited for COVID-19 tests.

VOV.VN - As many as 2,787 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 23 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 12 hours, raising the cumulative tally of infections in the country to 65,607.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) recently sent a dispatch asking domestic airlines to suspend flights to and from airports in several southern cities and provinces that are under social distancing measures from July 19.

VOV.VN - The latest wave of COVID-19 is anticipated to last longer than previous outbreaks, thereby adversely affecting the livelihoods of citizens and socio-economic development, particularly in the southern region, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - The majority of bus stations in the capital city have been left deserted over recent days after local authorities temporarily suspended public transport to some pandemic-hit regions across the country from July 8.

VOV.VN - A number of mini supermarkets have been set up on pavements around Ho Chi Minh City in order to meet the demands of local people during the current social distancing period, attracting hundreds of residents in the process.

VOV.VN - Three local patients in Ho Chi Minh City have died after suffering from severe underlying health conditions and COVID-19, said the Sub-committee for Treatment under the National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 14.

VOV.VN - Many of 12 Mekong Delta cities and provinces have begun to apply social distancing measures starting from July 12 as part of efforts to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - An additional 609 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past six hours to 6 pm July 12, thereby raising the daily infection count to more than 2,383, according to a report released by the Health Ministry as part of its evening update.

VOV.VN - Residents of Da Nang, a coronavirus hotspot in the central region, have flocked back to beaches to swim, relax, and enjoy fresh air after the fresh outbreak was kept in check.