(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s COVID-19 testing capacity has much improved, with around 31,000 samples tested per day, said Acting Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

(VOVWORLD) - All residents of Hanoi who have returned from Da Nang since July 16 must self-quarantine at home and be tested for COVID-19 immediately, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung ordered this week.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 45 new COVID-19 patients Friday morning, all linked to hospitals in Da Nang, now Vietnam’s coronavirus hotspot, raising the nation’s active cases to 140.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported its first death from COVID-19 on Friday, a 70-year-old man with underlying kidney disease, hypertension, heart failure, and ischemia, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced.

(VOVWORLD) - Da Nang city recorded 45 more COVID-19 cases on Friday morning, raising Vietnam’s tally to 509 and active cases to 140.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health on Thursday sent more human resources to Da Nang to support the local efforts to fight COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - As of 6 PM on Thursday, 5 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam, all in Quang Nam, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Information and Communications has urged Da Nang’s residents to install the “Bluezone electronic mask” on their smart phones as a way to protect themselves from COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Wednesday said it has made its first delivery of medical equipment for COVID-19 treatment to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) -A special flight on Wednesday brought home safely 219 Vietnamese citizens who worked in Equatorial Guinea.