COVID-19

28/04/2020

Businesses support border soldiers in fighting COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - A package of medical equipment and supplies worth 13,000 USD to support COVID-19 prevention and control efforts was given to the Border Guard Command in the southern region at a ceremony on Monday.

Businesses support border soldiers in fighting COVID-19
27/04/2020

European countries prepare to ease coronavirus lockdowns

(VOVWORLD) - France, Italy and Spain are preparing to loosen coronavirus restrictions, with other countries watching closely to see how some of the first and hardest-hit countries in Europe might safely emerge from their crippling lockdowns.

European countries prepare to ease coronavirus lockdowns
27/04/2020

Vietnam to export more COVID-19 test kits

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization has approved made-in-Vietnam COVID-19 test kits, making it easier for the kits to be exported to other countries.

Vietnam to export more COVID-19 test kits
27/04/2020

100 Vietnamese return home from Indonesia

(VOVWORLD) - More than 100 Vietnamese citizens were brought home on Sunday thanks to the joint efforts by Vietnamese authorities, Vietjet Air, and Indonesian agencies, the returnees, who include children, elderly people, and students, landed at the Cần Thơ airport in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

100 Vietnamese return home from Indonesia
27/04/2020

COVID-19 update

(VOVWORLD) -212 countries and territories around the world have reported more than 2.9 million confirmed infections and more than 206,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus, according to statistics website worldometers.info.

COVID-19 update
27/04/2020

COVID-19 pandemic: The other side of the coin

(VOVWORLD) - After three months of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic by quarantining suspected virus carriers, treating symptomatic patients, and encouraging everyone else to practice social distancing, Vietnam has so far effectively contained the disease and has received international praise for its disease response. Despite its negative economic impact, the epidemic has brought with it some heartening realizations.

COVID-19 pandemic: The other side of the coin
27/04/2020

105 Vietnamese repatriated from Indonesia amid COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - A Vietjet Air flight carrying 105 Vietnamese citizens from Indonesia landed at Can Tho International Airport in southern Vietnam on Sunday afternoon. All of them were immediately brought to a quarantine facility of the Army’s 897 Regiment in Soc Trang province.

105 Vietnamese repatriated from Indonesia amid COVID-19