One more person has tested positive for coronavirus in Vietnam's Vinh Phuc Province, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to ten, said the Ministry of Health this afternoon.

A man in Vinh Phuc Province has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), marking the 9th confirmed case in Vietnam so far, the Ministry of Health reported this morning.

Companies and organizations employing foreign workers have been asked to temporarily stop receiving Chinese employees hoping to return to Vietnam after the Lunar New Year holiday.

A group of Chinese workers have been isolated at a hotel in Ha Tinh Province when returning to work at the Formosa Ha Tinh Company after the Tet Holiday.

Schools in Vietnam have been instructed to temporarily shut down amid the quick spread of coronavirus.

This morning, February 3, the Ministry of Health confirmed that a 29-year-old female patient, a worker returning from Wuhan, China was positive for nCoV, bringing the total number of infection cases in Vietnam to 8.

A new strain of coronavirus that has emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is expected to continue dampening investor sentiment, according to various reports.

Two shops in Hanoi have been fined for overcharging for face masks amid rising demand due to the spreading of coronavirus.

Several universities in Hanoi have permitted their students to stay at home for one more week after Tet to help prevent and control the spread of coronavirus.

Local health experts said that test kits would greatly help Vietnam deal with the situation.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has taken steps to stop all regular flights and halt the granting of permission for new flights between the nation and areas in China that have been affected by novel coronavirus epidemic.

Vietnam has set a target to eliminate malaria by 2030, since it has recently achieved remarkable results in preventing and combating the dangerous tropical disease.

A total of 764 new cases of dengue fever were discovered in Hanoi between October 28 and November 3, a fall of six cases in comparison to the previous week, according to Nguyen Nhat Cam, director of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control.

 Diseases that often occured during the summer were threatening to break out in Ha Noi, said health experts at a conference on disease prevention and control, food safety and hygiene on Thursday.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The measles epidemic is under control, while other diseases are on the wane. However, the number of chickenpox cases is soaring in Hanoi. And in HCM City, foot and mouth disease is quickly gaining ground.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At a Hanoi conference this week evaluating the ongoing outbreak of measles, experts said that they have seen many strange things in the epidemic this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-five children, most from the northern region of Vietnam, have died of measles since the end of last year, according to the Health Ministry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development - Mr. Cao Duc Phat has approved an emergency response plan against dangerous viruses capable of infecting humans.

Dr. Nguyen Hong Ha who is the Deputy Director of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases has been engaged in the treatment of infectious diseases for over 30 years. He has many times coped with dangerous “pandemics” to save the lives of patients.