(VOVWORLD) -North Korean leader Kim Jong-un convened an emergency politburo meeting after a person suspected of having COVID-19 returned from South Korea.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi Mayor Nguyen Duc Chung has ordered local authorities and agencies to strictly implement COVID-19 prevention and control measures after two cases of community transmission of coronavirus were reported in the central city of Da Nang in the past few days.

(VOVWORLD) -The central city of Da Nang has put a halt to activities involving over 30 people and "non-essential" businesses, starting 1 p.m. Sunday, to contain the spread of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported another imported COVID-19 case on Saturday, bringing the national total to 417, according to the National Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Relevant agencies of Vietnam and Vietjet Air on Saturday coordinated with Singaporean agencies to bring home over 240 Vietnamese citizens from the country.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government wants foreign experts coming to Vietnam for work to get COVID-19 tests done three to seven days before they arrive, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said Friday

(VOVWORLD) - The Foreign Ministry on Friday worked with relevant agencies and labor export firms to discuss measures to bring the stranded Vietnamese workers in Uzbekistan home as soon as possible.

(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 16 million confirmed cases and over 643,000 deaths from the COVID-19 outbreak had been reported worldwide as of 8.a.m (UTC) Saturday, according to worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) - The German State Health Ministry on Friday decided to set up free coronavirus testing centres at all German airports, to curb the risk of a second wave of COVID-19 infections sparked by returning travelers from high-risk countries. All other travelers arriving from “no-risk” countries will receive free testing from local medical centers.

(VOVWORLD) - A suspected COVID-19 case in Da Nang city was confirmed infected Saturday, ending Vietnam's 99-day streak of no community transmission.