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Vietnam confirms 204 COVID-19 cases, a 10-year-old boy as the latest
24 HRS Medical - 31/03/2020
Vietnam had confirmed 204 COVID-19 cases as of 6:00 on March 31, with the latest patient a 10-year-old boy living in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2, according to the Ministry of Health.
Farewell moments with virus patients
24 HRS Medical - 31/03/2020
About 300 people who were identified to have had contact with COVID-19 patients and their families in Hanoi left the concentrated quarantine centre managed by Artillery Regiment 58
HCM City approves $116m package to help workers affected by COVID-19 pandemic
24 HRS Medical - 31/03/2020
The People’s Council of HCM City has approved a financial support package worth US$116.55 million to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 and to support employees affected by the pandemic.
27 more COVID-19 patients released from Hanoi's hospital
24 HRS Medical - 31/03/2020
27 more COVID-19 patients had successfully recovered, the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases confirmed on Monday.
HCM City to provide $42 monthly allowance to people losing jobs due to COVID-19
24 HRS Medical - 31/03/2020
The HCM City Party Committee has approved paying an allowance of US$42.5 a month to people losing their livelihoods due to the COVID-19 pandemic from the outlay meant for paying wage hikes this year to city officials.
Hanoi and HCM City limit transport to slow spread of coronavirus
24 HRS Medical - 31/03/2020
Trans-provincial passenger trains will be suspended from March 30 until April 15 to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, according to the Vietnam Railway Authority.
Famous Facebooker discovered posting unverified COVID-19 news
24 HRS Medical - 31/03/2020
A Vietnamese Facebook influencer has been summoned by police for posting unverified information about the COVID-19 pandemic.
HCM City to suspend 54 bus routes due to COVID-19
24 HRS Medical - 28/03/2020
The Transport Department of Ho Chi Minh City on March 27 proposed suspending 54 bus routes and cut 60 percent of trips on fixed routes from March 28 to April 5 to curb the spread of the COVD-19 pandemic.
Many COVID-19 patients have tested negative for coronavirus: committee
24 HRS Medical - 28/03/2020
Vietnam has had a good control of the COVID-19 outbreak, and many patients have tested negative for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to the national steering committee for the pandemic prevention and control.
Noi Bai Airport now equipped with mobile disinfection chamber
24 HRS Medical - 28/03/2020
Noi Bai International Airport has put into operation a mobile disinfection chamber in an attempt to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the community.
COVID-19: Hundreds of planes park in deserted Noi Bai International Airport
24 HRS Medical - 28/03/2020
Hundreds of aircraft have crammed themselves into the parking area of a deserted Noi Bai Airport as the travel restrictions caused by COVID-19 has seen tourism activities come to a halt and the majority of flights cancelled.
Hanoi streets left deserted after business closures
24 HRS Medical - 28/03/2020
Many streets in Hanoi have become quiet after the city's authorities requested the temporary closure of all business and entertaiment services till April 5 to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.
