Vĩnh Phúc Province


Vĩnh Phúc is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.

Administrative divisions

Vĩnh Phúc is subdivided into 8 district-level sub-divisions:
They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns, 112 communes, and 13 wards.

Etymology

The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese. Vĩnh means "everlasting", while Phúc means "fortune". Together, Vĩnh Phúc means "everlasting fortune".

Events

Closure of Sơn Lôi Commune during the [COVID-19 pandemic]

On February 13, 2020, Vĩnh Phúc Province has decided to lock down Sơn Lôi Commune - a rural community of over 10,600 in Bình Xuyên District - for fourteen days as an effort to contain the disease caused by the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus. Seven of the total of sixteen people contracted the virus in Vietnam are residents of Sơn Lôi Commune - including a three-month-old girl. Authorities have established mobile shops and provided food and face masks to the community.
Vĩnh Phúc also has the highest number of confirmed nCoV cases in Vietnam, with a number of ten.