Despite limited resources, the Vietnamese Government and local authorities are sparing no efforts to support and ensure safety for the expat community in Vietnam amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City plans to continue enforcing social distancing orders under Directive 16 after September 15 in response to the sustained threat of COVID-19, according to Duong Anh Duc, vice chairman of the muncipal People's Committee.

Marathon - a Vietnamese online tutoring platform - has just raised US$1.5 million in investment for a pre-seed round.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded an additional 12,920 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hour to 6:30 p.m. on August 27 across 42 localities, thereby raising the overall infection count in the latest outbreak to 406,223 according to figures published by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - A total of 9,580 positive COVID-19 cases, including 6 imported infections were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on August 15, pushing up the national tally to more than 275,000.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded an additional 633 coronavirus cases in 13 cities and provinces nationwide during the past six hours, including 600 cases in Ho Chi Minh City alone.

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has kick-started its 15-day social distancing order, starting on July 11, following a sharp increase in coronavirus infection numbers in the locality.

VOV.VN - The south-central province of Phu Yen has decided to impose social distancing measures on the entire locality, starting on June 27, following the detection of more coronavirus cases in the community.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Hai Duong implemented social distancing measures for a period of 15 days starting from 0:00 on February 16 under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16.

VOV.VN - The Quang Nam province’s People’s Committee has decided to lift social distancing regulations placed on four residential areas in Dien Ban town, with the move set to come into effect from midnight on August 18.