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Many buses in Hanoi are deserted due to the Covid-19 spread in many localities in the country.

14 people have just tested positive for coronavirus in three northern provinces of Dien Bien, Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long announced on Friday morning.

The Xuan Que Huong “Spring in the Fatherland” 2021, an annual special programme exclusively held for overseas Vietnamese people, was held in a virtual format and broadcast live on the national television (VTV1 and VTV4 channels) on February 4.

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have tightened Covid-19 preventive measures after three local people were found positive for coronavirus.

All staff members working at four international airports of Tan Son Nhat, Cam Ranh, Can Tho and Lien Khuong, along with Vinh airport have tested negative for the SARS CoV-2 virus, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam.

Four people were found dead in a house fire which was allegedly caused by votive paper burning in Hanoi on Thursday afternoon.

Vietnam supports the maintenance of peace and stability in the region, security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation, and the principle of respect for the law on seas and oceans, an official has said.

Students and teachers at a kindergarten in Kon Tum Province are in need of financial support to build a new school after their facility was damaged by erosion during Storm Molave last year.

Hanoi authorities have requested social distancing regulations at local coffee shops and eateries as the city is facing a higher number of new locally-infected Covid-19 cases.

Several provinces and cities have asked people who have returned from areas with Covid-19 outbreaks to quarantine.

Vietnam has recorded nine more Covid-19 infection cases, raising the total number of patients in the country to 1,957, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday evening.

A female banking staff member in Hanoi tested positive for Covid-19 today, February 4, according to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control.

Vietnam Railways Corporation has cut a number of trains after many people returned their tickets due to the new Covid-19 outbreak.

Vietnam will host rescue and sniper competitions within the 2021 International Army Games.

Hanoi will not organise the opening ceremony for the Huong Pagoda Festival this year for Covid-19 prevention.

Saudi Arabia on Thursday shut down entertainment centres including cinemas and suspended dine-in services at restaurants, tightening coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in infections.

Passengers bus tickets have increased by up to 50% as travel demand has increased near Tet.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City still rose by 12% year-on-year to US$6.1 billion in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s Branch in HCM City.

Hanoi authorities plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to all residents, said a senior official.