On February 6, after 10 days under lockdown, Vietnam’s largest Covid-19 hotspot - Chi Linh City in the northern province of Hai Duong - moved to a different state.

At 6am on February 8, the Ministry of Health announced four new locally-transmitted cases of Covid-19 who are staff at Tan Son Nhat airport in HCM City, bringing the total number of patients in the country to 2,005.

On the afternoon of February 7, Vietnam recorded 16 new cases of Covid-19 in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country’s largest Covid-19 hotspot, bringing the total number to 2,001 patients.

At 6pm on February 6, the Ministry of Health announced 5 more cases of Covid-19, including 4 locally-transmitted cases and 1 imported case.

On the afternoon of February 5, Vietnam recorded 19 more cases of Covid-19. The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang reported the first case.

As of February 5, students under 5 years old who are quarantined at concentrated isolation centers will be on home quarantine. Other students can return home one week after having a negative test.

On the afternoon of February 4, Vietnam reported 9 more cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number to 1,957.