VOV.VN - Green areas in the central Da Nang city largely returned to normal from September 16 as locals got back to their daily routine after local social distancing rules were eased.

VOV.VN - Residents in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City formed long queues in front of mooncake outlets amid the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching and local authorities starting to ease social distancing requirements.

The Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and the sub-committee for mobilising social assistance under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has launched a programme calling for more support from people nationwide for the COVID-19 fight.

Social distancing measures should be implemented strictly in high-risk areas to not prolong the social distancing period, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a meeting with experts of the Vietnam Medical Association on pandemic prevention and control measures in the new situation.

VOV.VN - Districts in the capital that have recorded no community COVID-19 cases since September 6 will be permitted to reopen food and beverage services and other businesses, starting midday on September 16.

VOV.VN - Vietnam should develop a new COVID-19 prevention and control strategy which will enable society to live safely with the virus, as opposed to extending social distancing measures to a larger extent, according to experts and scientists.

VOV.VN - A host of provinces and cities nationwide have devised plans aimed at bringing daily life back to a new normal as the pandemic shows signs of abating, with positive COVID-19 cases consistently seeing a gradual reduction.

As Vietnam is struggling to cope with the fourth outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, expats who find themselves thousands of kilometres away from their homes have seen their lives turned upside down.

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 - Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung says his Ministry is considering revising Vietnam’s economic growth rate target to between 3.5% and 4%, as opposed to the 6.5% originally expected, due to the negative impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.