06/05/2020
Online public services for people affected by Covid-19 to be completed by May 8
(VOVWORLD) - The Government Office held a meeting on Wednesday to review online public services supporting people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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06/05/2020
Vietnam loosens social distancing with scientific approach
(VOVWORLD) -Members of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Wednesday agreed that people must continue to wear face masks in public while students are not required to wear face masks in classrooms but are advised to wear them during breaks and to avoid contact with friends in other classes.
06/05/2020
Dutch scientists discover antibody potential to fight COVID-19
(VOVWORLD) - Scientists in the Utrecht University and Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands have found an antibody potentially capable of preventing the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
06/05/2020
UN urges nations to protect the most vulnerable during COVID-19 pandemic
(VOVWORLD) - A UN expert urged governments around the world to increase protection for those most vulnerable to exploitation.
06/05/2020
Life inside Vietnam’s army-run quarantine camps
(VOVWORLD) - In response to the complicated developments of Covid-19, Vietnam is stepping up its measures to stop the virus from contaminating its communities. Individuals who have come into close contact with anyone carrying the virus and travelers from affected areas will be instructed to self-isolate or go to a quarantine camp run by soldiers and medical staff. The 2-week quarantine period is a time those citizens won’t forget. VOV reports.
06/05/2020
Hanoi lifts lockdown on Ha Loi village
(VOVWORLD) - Ha Loi village on the outskirts of Hanoi, a COVID-19 hotspot, had its 28-day lockdown lifted on Wednesday. Of the total 13 COVID-19 cases detected in Ha Loi, 3 cases have fully recovered.
06/05/2020
Authorities repatriate Vietnamese citizens from the US, France amid pandemic
(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese authorities are working to repatriate Vietnamese citizens who are stranded in the US due to the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said late Tuesday.
05/05/2020
Vietnam reports 11 more recovered COVID-19 patients
(VOVWORLD) - Eleven COVID-19 patients including two that relapsed and one seriously infected case were discharged from the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on Tuesday, taking Vietnam’s tally of recoveries to 232.
05/05/2020
Vietnam seizes opportunity to export face masks
(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) collaborated with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to host an online conference Monday on garment and textile exports during the COVID-19 pandemic.
05/05/2020
6.5 million USD raised in HCM City to support COVID-19 fight
(VOVWORLD) - 7,000 collectives and individuals have donated more than 6.5 million USD to Ho Chi Minh City’s COVID-19 prevention and control fund, according to the city’s Vietnam Fatherland Front chapter on Monday.
