Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has ordered ministries, departments and agencies to take measures to prevent and combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has triggered an outbreak of pneumonia in China.

A Chinese tourist who was isolated in Danang after being found with a fever is recovering according to local health officials.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An one-year-old boy in southern Ben Tre Province' Mo Cay Nam District died from hand-foot-mouth disease at Nguyen Dinh Chieu General Hospital on Thursday, Aug 8.