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PM orders cancellation of events of more than 20 people to curb COVID-19 spread

24 HRS Medical - 28/03/2020

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The PM made the order at a governmental meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control in Hanoi on March 26. He also required a ban of gatherings...

Compulsory health declaration

24 HRS Medical - 25/03/2020

Health declaration counters at Nội Bài Airport, Hà Nội. The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways have...

Coronavirus: What could the West learn from Asia?

24 HRS Medical - 25/03/2020

The number of coronavirus cases in the West is skyrocketing, and countries have announced drastic measures, including school closures and lockdowns....

Vietnam takes stricter measures in response to COVID-19

24 HRS Medical - 20/03/2020

Air crew members for a flight carrying Vietnamese passengers from Europe queue for health checks at Quảng Ninh Province’s Vân Đồn Airpor...

Discrimination against foreign tourists would be punished: Government leader

24 HRS Medical - 20/03/2020

Foreign tourists walking around the Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội. The order came on Wednesday following media reports of service es...

British man quarantined over coronavirus in VN says UK has a lot to learn

24 HRS Medical - 20/03/2020

Gavin Wheeldon had nothing but good things to say about the medical staff and volunteers who are caring for him in Sơn Tây Town, 40km north west of...

Vietnamese woman claims she was attacked in Australia for wearing a mask

24 HRS Medical - 20/03/2020

Phuong Anh posted this photograph of herself on Facebook moments after she said she was assaulted for wearing a face mask. Photo Amber M...

First Vietnamese Americans die of COVID-19 in US

24 HRS Medical - 20/03/2020

They are the first overseas Vietnamese to die of SARS-CoV-2. The information was confirmed by the Vietnamese Embassy in the US. The first patient was...

Coronavirus: Asian nations face second wave of imported cases

24 HRS Medical - 20/03/2020

South Korea, China and Singapore are among the Asian countries facing a second coronavirus wave, spurred by people importing it from outside. China,...