In the last 18 months, lockdowns and social distancing have been imposed on four occasions. As a result, many enterprises have had to reinvest or restart business because of disrupted production chains during the social distancing periods.

VOV.VN - Locals going for a swim whilst wearing face masks and customers keeping a safe distance at eateries were among some of the popular images seen in central Da Nang city on June 9 - the first day when the social distancing order was eased.

VOV.VN - Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s wood exports have witnessed robust growth over the opening five months of the year, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Social distancing measures has been imposed in the central city of Ha Tinh on June 8 noon under the Prime Minister’s directive 16 amid increasingly complicated developments relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the city.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long suggested on June 1 that Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s most populous and busiest locality, should make preparations for a range of scenarios, including the worst-case one, amid the number of COVID-19 cases set to increase over the coming days.

VOV.VN - As one of the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspots, Ho Chi Minh City has proposed purchasing COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens through its own budget and other financial sources, according to Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the city People's Committee, on June 1.

VOV.VN - The administration of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has imposed social distancing on the entire province as of 00.00hrs on June 1 in order to keep the coronavirus in check after the first cases were detected.

VOV.VN - As many as 111 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in three localities in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, with nearly half of the caseload detected in Ho Chi Minh City alone.

VOV.VN - As the nation’s largest metropolitan area, urban life in Ho Chi Minh City has ground to a halt following local authorities imposing social distancing measures due to a sharp recent rise in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced an additional 142 locally transmitted coronavirus cases in five localities on May 30 afternoon, including 49 cases in Ho Chi Minh City.