(VOVWORLD) - 16.6 million people have been infected with the novel coronavirus, which has claimed more than 657,000 lives worldwide, according to the worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) - A Scottish pilot, who spent more than two months on a ventilator in Vietnam, has warned Britons "not to be blasé about coronavirus" as lockdown eases.

(VOVWORLD) - The US has doubled its investment – to nearly one billion US dollars – to expedite development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine by American firm Moderna, which on Monday begins the final phase of clinical trials.

(VOVWORLD) - 11 new cases of COVID-19 community transmission were confirmed Monday evening in Da Nang city.

(VOVWORLD) - With three people having contracted COVID-19 and 12 other suspected cases, the central city of Da Nang will impose social distancing from midnight Monday for at least 14 days, as directed by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

(VOVWORLD) - The novel coronavirus responsible for Da Nang's recent community transmission cases belongs to a new, more contagious strain of foreign origin, genetic analysis revealed.

(VOVWORLD) - The High Command of the Border Guard on Monday established 8 task force teams to enforce COVID-19 prevention and control in Lang Son, Lai Chau, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Quang Ninh, An Giang, and Tay Ninh provinces.

(VOVWORLD) - London will re-impose compulsory quarantines on travelers returning to the UK as COVID-19 infections continue to spike in Europe, the British government said Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -No more new COVID-19 infection cases were reported in Vietnam on Monday morning, said the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 190 Vietnamese citizens were brought home from Japan on Saturday.