As of 5.00 pm on 6 March, the number of confirmed coronavirus (known as COVID-19) cases around the world had climbed to 98,588. Confirmed cases in South Korean had exceeded 6,900. In total, 3,858 cases of the virus had been reported in Italy.

Meanwhile, no new cases of the disease had been detected in Viet Nam, and 68 suspected cases had been reported thoughout the country.

8 suspected cases had been kept in isolation under close observation in Da Nang, and there are currently no confirmed cases of the virus in the city.

          Designed by THANH HUYEN - Translated by MAI DUNG