VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City must test every resident during its ongoing extended social distancing period, according to the Prime Minister’s telegram dated August 22.

VOV.VN - In an effort to establish ‘green’ zones (or safe zones), the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has accelerated a COVID-19 testing campaign to early detect and separate all F0 cases from the community.

Barriers erected all over the streets and goods transacted through barriers are unprecedented scenes in the Hanoi Old Quarter.

VOV.VN - The municipal administration of Ho Chi Minh City has committed to providing a sufficient supply of essential goods to local people during tighter social distancing period for the COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - Traditional markets in Hanoi witnessed a sharp increase in customers as locals flock to prepare for the Vu Lan Festival which falls on August 22, or the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.

The Ministry of Health has issued new criteria in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in HCM City and other cities and provinces that are implementing social distancing rules according to Directive 16 of the Prime Minister, including Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A large number of residents flocked to supermarkets throughout Ho Chi Minh City on August 20 in order to purchase essential food before local authorities intensify social distancing measures from August 23.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi has decided to extend its ongoing social distancing order for another two weeks till September 6 to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City administration has moved to intensify social distancing measures against COVID-19, with local residents not permitted to leave their homes starting from midnight on August 23.

VOV.VN - Hanoi should not rush any decision regarding when to end social distancing measures as scheduled due to a number of F0 cases still being among the community, according to several medical experts.