The website will summarize the activities by the ministry in joining hands with the Government, relevant ministries, departments and the whole society in coping with the disease.

Screening body temperature of passengers at airport.

According to the Ministry of Health, as of 10:30 on February 12, a total of 45,170 cases of Covid-19 infection had been recorded in 28 countries and territories worldwide, of which 44,653 were in China.

The death toll had reached 1,115, with 1,113 in mainland China, one in the Philippines and another in Hong Kong (China).

Among the 15 confirmed cases in Vietnam, six have recovered. The latest patient, who is also the youngest recorded so far, is a three-month-old baby from Vinh Phuc’s Binh Xuyen district.

nCoV forces National Tourism Year 2020 launch postponement

The launch of the National Tourism Year 2020, slated for February 22 in the northern province of Ninh Binh, will be postponed to an appropriate time due to concerns about the complicated development of the acute respiratory disease caused by 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV).

White coat heroes in fight against deadly nCoV

Medical staff across the country is struggling, accepting challenges and difficulties, even risking their lives, to regain life for patients contracted the deadly novel Corona virus (nCoV).

Six nCoV patients cured, discharged from hospital

Three patients from the northern province of Vinh Phuc infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have recovered and were discharged from the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases (NHTD) in Hanoi on February 10.

Bac Giang prepares conditions to isolate suspected cases to control nCoV caused epidemic

(BGO) – The Vice Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Le Anh Duong and Vice Head of the provincial Steering Committee's Standing Board for prevention and control of the acute respiratory epidemic (the Steering Committee) caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) on February 9 paid a field trip to inspect the preparation measures to isolate the cases who return from the nCoV affected area and closely contact with the infected patient.

Vietnam’s new nCoV test kit thrice as fast at one-third the cost

Vietnam has developed test kits for the novel coronavirus that provides results in just 70 minutes as opposed to the current four hours.

Source: VNA