A 47-year-old cafe owner in Hoi An has spent days walking through the streets in the town to hand out free masks to everyone he has met.

A three-month-old girl in the northern province of Vinh Phuc Province who has been infected with coronavirus is now in a stable health condition.

Operators of public transport hubs in HCMC have been asked to spray disinfectants on a daily basis for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.

The WHO's director general says they are trying to tackle misinformation around the virus.

A deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam has advised residents to limit the use of cash for payments and make more online transactions instead to prevent the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, the local media reported.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son on February 9 refuted claims that the Wuhan coronavirus can spread through fine dust particles.

Two foreign patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) being treated at hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are progressing well, local medical authorities announced on February 9.

After six days of implementation, military-run telecom group Viettel on February 7 finalised a mobile application, Vietnam Health, which was ordered by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to support the prevention and control of coronavirus.

Many restaurants in Hanoi, which have been hit by the new fines on drink driving, have experienced a further fall in customers amid the fears of coronavirus.

As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus in Vietnam, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) plans to provide testing reagents worth 14 million yen, which ensures the rapid detection of the virus.

The HCMC High Command and Department of Health are making preparatory activities to put a field hospital into operation on February 10 in a bid to prevent and fight against the acute respiratory infection caused by nCoV.

Vietnam has confirmed the 14th novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection case, the Ministry of Health announced on February 9.

VOV.VN - The coronavirus epidemic has been spoiling the country’s growth story amid global industrial slowdown, experts have warned.

Hundreds of young people in HCM City are calling on their friends via social media and others to donate blood to address a shortage amid the ongoing public health emergency caused by the coronavirus.

Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyen Manh Hung has called on all organizations and companies in the information and communications sector to join the efforts to combat the coronavirus, especially propaganda efforts.

People who caught novel coronavirus (nCoV) would be offered free tests, treatment and medicine, according to the Ministry of Health.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) noted that Việt Nam has been managing the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) “very well”. 

HCMC authorities are searching for 67 South Koreans who arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on February 5, to isolate them as they had earlier had a layover in China.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has instructed to send urgent response teams to the northern province of Vinh Phuc for the help to fight against coronavirus.

Vietnam has reported two more new coronavirus (nCoV) infection cases, bringing the total number of detected nCoV patients in the country to 12, the Ministry of Health announced on February 6 evening.