VOV.VN - As many as 16 cities and provinces nationwide have moved to temporarily shut schools a week ahead of the lunar New Year (Tet) break in an attempt to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health January 29 afternoon confirmed an additional 28 new cases of COVID-19, including 27 community-associated cases, and one imported case from the US.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on the morning of January 29 reported the discovery of a further 9 community-associated cases, with one in Hai Phong, one in Bac Ninh, 2 in Quang Ninh, 4 in Hai Phong, and one in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The northern port city of Hai Phong, a neighbor of Hai Duong, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotpot, moved to lock down a children hospital in the city centre on January 28 after a COVID-19 case was detected there.

VOV.VN - The emergence of the coronavirus in Hai Duong and Quang Ninh has taught other localities a valuable lesson that is there is no room for complacency, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

VOV.VN - A further seven coronavirus cases, including a Costa Rican, returning from overseas have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update at 18.00hrs on January 28.

VOV.VN - Six local residents of Ho Chi Minh City have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after having close contact with a COVID-19 patient announced by the Ministry of Health on January 28.

VOV.VN - Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has stated that the latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) detected in Hai Duong province could have started up to 14 days previously, after the latest case was confirmed in the locality on January 28.

VOV.VN - The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control said a further 82 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after two coronavirus cases were announced by the Ministry of Health on January 28.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on January 28 announced two locally transmitted coronavirus cases, ending 55-day streak without a local community case in the country.