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The novel coronavirus disease, named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), has killed 2,247 people and infected over 76,700 globally since it first surfaced in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei Province in December 2019, according to the South China Morning Post. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City’s last COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital

The luxury Silver Spirit cruise ship with nearly 200 passengers from European countries docks at Da Nang City's Tien Sa Port on Tuesday. — Photo: infonet/VNN All passengers onboard had their body temperature checked as the cruise ship docked at Da Nang City's Tien Sa Port on Tuesday, Nguyen Xuan Binh, deputy director of Da Nang Tourism Department, said on Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Silver Spirit cruise ship with nearly 200 European tourists visits Da Nang

Da Nang (VNA) – The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival this year (DIFF 2020) has been cancelled by the municipal People’s Committee out of fears over the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) ravaging the region. The annual festival was initially scheduled to take place this summer. The success of the festival over years has contributed to improving local people’s quality of life, boosting tourism and heightening Da Nang’s reputation as a friendly city among international visitors, according to a representative from the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism which organises the event. However, as the COVID-19 epidemic remains complex while the main sources of supplies for the festivals are in hard-hit areas, so the festival had to be cancelled, he said. The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival was first introduced in 2008, attracting thousands of spectators every year since then. Held under … [Read more...] about COVID-19 forces Da Nang International Fireworks Festival cancellation

Vietnam has had confirmed 16 cases of whom 14 have recovered and been discharged. A 50-year-old Vietnamese man in the northern Vinh Phuc Province is still under treatment while a Vietnamese-American man in Saigon has recovered and is expected to be discharged on Friday afternoon. … [Read more...] about Da Nang cancels annual fireworks festival amid coronavirus fears

Le Huu Minh, Acting Director of the Thua Thien Hue Department of Tourism, said that along with strengthening preventive measures to combat the COVID-19, the province’s tourism industry has also been focusing on improving its service quality, whilst seeking to exploit other markets, and offering stimulus packages aimed at attracting more tourists. … [Read more...] about Hue, Da Nang welcome 1,200 visitors from cruise ships