Two Polish tourists have sent a thank-you letter to doctors in Hoi An City after completing a quarantine time in the area.

A British expat stuck in quarantine on the outskirts of Hanoi says the UK should be taking a leaf out of Vietnam’s book.

Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi has intensified the control over the entry of passengers as part of measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

The central city has set up seven COVID-19 checkpoints at main entry and exit points on Sunday to monitor the body temperatures of all passengers and tourists travelling by bus.

Noi Bai International Airport has received a rising number of people returning from European countries.

The Foreign Ministry issued a notice on March 14, asking people who come from or transit areas hit by the COVID-19 epidemic to keep themselves updated on regulations of airlines and ensure they have all required documents in order to take flights.

Life, as they say, goes on. And that’s exactly what is happening in and around the Truc Bach ward of Hanoi, which was thrown into turmoil after an outbreak of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued a directive on March 11, requesting stronger actions to prevent and control COVID-19 amid new developments of the outbreak.

Despite being under quarantine at a military school belonging to the Hanoi Capital High Command in Son Tay town on the outskirts of the capital, people in isolation are still ensured a balanced diet with plenty of nutrition.

Some Vietnamese celebrities who attended fashion events in Milan and Paris have been quarantined following two Vietnamese attendees have tested positive for Covid-19 virus.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to suspend visa-free entry for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from countries whose citizens have visa-free entry unilaterally halted, firstly the Republic of Korea and COVID-19-hit nations.

Vietnam was in control of the COVID-19 epidemic with no new cases reported since February 13, said experts at a conference on Wednesday in Hanoi.

In recent time, Korean media and the Korean community living and working in Vietnam have praised Vietnam's efforts in preventing COVID - 19 epidemic.

A man returning from South Korea has been found to have broken self-quarantine, travelling 80km from HCM City to the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, on Tuesday, according to Ben Tre Province’s Department of Health.

Vietnamese citizens coming back from the RoK are quarantined in army barracks and military schools in Khanh Hoa province.

Army barracks and military schools in the country can serve the quarantine of up to 30,000 people, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said, adding that strict quarantine is very important in preventing and containing contagious diseases.

Quarantine is still the top solution to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the COVID-19, according to Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue.

Thousands of Vietnamese people are returning from South Korea amid the spread of the Covid-19 in the country.

South Korean people in a quarantined area in the northern city of Hai Phong are being served well-prepared meals.

Hanoi has called on other localities to help ease the overloading at Covid-19 quarantine centres in the area.