VOV.VN - Local authorities in Da Nang city conducted a rehearsal of elections on May 9 in a simulation scenario that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to spread far and wide in the community on the official election day (May 23).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced an additional 78 coronavirus cases on the morning of May 10 as the SARS-CoV-2 has spread to more than one third of Vietnam’s localities.

VOV.VN - A 52-year-old woman, the first Vietnamese COVID-19 patient in Laos and also the first COVID-19 patient in the country had died of the disease after a week of treatment, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane.

VOV.VN - Parks, relic sites, and worship places across the capital have been closed in response to appeals by local authorities as Hanoi seeks to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - A number of social distancing measures have been implemented in the northern province of Thai Binh from midday on May 6 after the locality recorded five locally transmitted coronavirus cases.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded a total of 199 cases of illegal entry involving 1,443 Chinese nationals during the first four months of the year, according to Maj. Gen. To An Xo, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Security.

VOV.VN - The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi has become the nation’s latest coronavirus hotspot following the detection of an additional 14 cases on May 5.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced a report on May 4 detailing the outbreaks detected in the northern provinces of Ha Nam and Vinh Phuc during a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, with a focus on the COVID-19 cases involving Chinese experts.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) on May 3 announced 19 more coronavirus cases, including 10 locally transmitted infections in hotspots Vinh Phuc and Ha Nam provinces.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry has asked all localities throughout the nation to suspend the operation of nonessential services like bars, karaoke parlors, discotheques, and gaming facilities due to the potential risk of coronavirus transmission.