(VOVWORLD) - A 34-year-old Vietnamese woman who flew home from Russia on May 13 is the latest person to test positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan’s NHK television channel has lauded Vietnam’s effective containment of COVID-19 with 324 infections and zero death.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic can hit Russia this fall although Russia’s current outbreak is being controlled.

(VOVWORLD) - South America has become "a new epicentre" of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) emergencies director Mike Ryan told a press conference in Geneva on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded no cases positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on Saturday morning, marking 37 days in a row without new infections in the community.

(VOVWORLD) - A British patient suffering from the novel coronavirus saw improvements in his lung functions on Friday, therefore reducing his reliance on the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine (ECMO) as steps are taken for the patient to gradually breathe by himself, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has the highest trust in COVID-19 media coverage, according to a poll recently conducted by the British data analysis and market research firm YouGov.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has attributed Vietnam’s success in containing the novel coronavirus to full and early awareness of the danger posed by the epidemic, effective preventive measures, a clear direction, and great public support.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has seen no community transmissions of Covid-19 for 36 straight days. 15,000 people who had close contact with a Covid-19 patient or recently returned from an infected area are being quarantined.

(VOVWORLD) - The US’s Brookings Institute has attributed Vietnam’s success in COVID-19 containment to its improved governance and policy coordination.