Teacher Dao Anh Quang (left) gives handwash products for free

Dao Anh Quang, head of the Department of Chemical Technology and Environment at the Hue Industrial College, is the man behind the project. After Thua Thien-Hue Province People's Committee called for the community to raise public awareness and prevent coronavirus outbreak, Quang and other lecturers and students discussed and found a way to produce dry hand wash.

 Quang's team makes dry handwash

Quang and other colleagues and students started the experiments since February 1 and quickly found the right method. Their dry hand wash has the same alcohol concentration as other sanitiser products with lemongrass essential oil and nanosilver to sterilise and protect hand skin.

The products are being given for free in front of Hue Industrial College. Many people have come and thanked the lecturers and students. Dtinews

Large shipment of face masks to China under investigation

Authorities in Hanoi’s Thanh Xuan District have launched a probe into the case of a large shipment of face masks being sent illegally to China for consumption while the coronavirus outbreak rages on.

Coronavirus outbreak: Vietnam boosts production of face masks

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has directed Vietnamese commercial affair offices abroad to connect with businesses to search for raw materials for face masks production in Vietnam.