This morning, February 9, Vietnam recorded three new cases of Covid-19 in the northern province of Quang Ninh, bringing the total number of patients to 2,053.

At 6pm, February 8, the Ministry of Health announced 45 new locally-transmitted cases of Covid-19 in Vietnam, including 3 each in Quang Ninh and Hanoi, 2 in Gia Lai, 25 in Ho Chi Minh City and 12 in Hai Duong.

Related to the four latest cases of Covid-19 in HCM City, who are baggage handlers at Tan Son Nhat airport, 24 people are reported to be positive to SARS-CoV-2, said Dr. Nguyen Tri Dung, Director of HCMC Center for Disease Control.

It has been a tough year for the global economy. Thanks to the all-out efforts made by its Government, Vietnam is one of the few countries in the world whose GDP grew in 2020.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City continues to operate normally after one of the airport staff tested positive for the coronavirus on February 6, according to airport authorities.

Within 15 hours, engineers of Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital set up a 300-bed field hospital in the northern province of Dien Bien.

V-League 2021 has been postponed because of the Covid-19 epidemic, so players have an early lunar New Year (Tet holiday). But many players are unhappy because they do not have a Tet bonus as usual.

On the afternoon of February 7, Vietnam recorded 16 new cases of Covid-19 in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country’s largest Covid-19 hotspot, bringing the total number to 2,001 patients.

VietNamNet’s Pham Cong visited Field Hospital No.1 in Chi Linh city of Hai Duong province, Vietnam’s Covid-19 hotspot, where 164 Covid-19 patients are treated. 

At 6pm on February 6, the Ministry of Health announced 5 more cases of Covid-19, including 4 locally-transmitted cases and 1 imported case.

While most people nationwide are busy preparing for Tet (Lunar New Year), the soldiers of the HCM City Border Guard are still working hard to ensure the safety of the city’s ports and prevent COVID-19 from spreading.

On the afternoon of February 5, Vietnam recorded 19 more cases of Covid-19. The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang reported the first case.

As of February 5, students under 5 years old who are quarantined at concentrated isolation centers will be on home quarantine. Other students can return home one week after having a negative test.

The demand for car maintenance, cleaning and refurbishment has soared on pre-Tet days, keeping garages busy from now until the last day of the Lunar New Year.

Posting false information on Facebook, four people in Hanoi have been fined a total of VND30 million (around $1,500).

Patient 1694, a 40-year-old man in Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi, is considered a super-infectious case after transmitting Covid-19 to eight F1 and 4 F2 cases.

Police in Hanoi have fined people from VND1-3 million ($43-130) for not wearing facemasks in public places amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

VietNamNet's Pham Cong went to Chi Linh City, Hai Duong Province, the country’s largest Covid-19 hotspot to learn about the situation there. 

Vietnam logged 37 locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections in the northern province of Hai Duong province in the past 12 hours as of 6am on February 4, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The new Covid-19 outbreak on days close to Tet could seriously affect the Hanoi flower market. Flower growers are worried as prices have dropped dramatically.