Hanoi (VNA), Feb. 16 -- As many as 30 medical equipment manufacturers were fined nearly 65 million VND (2,800 USD) for violations in trading medical supplies serving the fight against the novel coronoavirus disease (COVID-19) on February 15.

As many as 228,000 medical masks with unclear origin were confiscated the same day, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade's General Department of Market Surveillance.

From January 31 to February 15, a total of 4,419 cases were dealt with nationwide.

On February 7, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung signed Decision 155/Q?-BTC with articles allowing import tax exemption on medical masks, hand sanitiser, mask materials, disinfectant and protective clothing in an effort to fight the outbreak of n...