(VOVWORLD) - As COVID-19 begins to show signs of abating, many European countries have begun to relax their lockdowns. But the EU is split over when and how to reopen its borders. The 1985 Schengen Treaty on the gradual abolition of border checks is now at stake.

(VOVWORLD) - A special flight brought home on Thursday 240 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Myanmar due to the novel coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Thursday asked the Ministry of Health to draft instructions concerning visa grating, quarantine, and post-quarantine health observation and tighten the management of entry of experts, guest workers, diplomatic and official passport holders, drivers, sailors, and crew-members.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reiterated the Vietnamese government’s determination to contain the Covid-19 epidemic while carrying out systematic measures to boost the economy. He underscored the goals in a report on the implementation of socio-economic development in 2019 and plan for 2020 at the National Assembly’s 9th session in Hanoi on Wednesday. VOV brings you the gist of the report.

(VOVWORLD) -A special flight carrying nearly 340 Vietnamese citizens stranded in India amid COVID-19 on Wednesday morning arrived in Can Tho International Airport, ending a 2-month citizen protection campaign.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed a deep sympathy for other countries’ losses due to COVID-19 and gratefulness to doctors and medical workers who are on the frontline of the fight against the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Individuals and organizations of Overseas Vietnamese on Tuesday donated nearly 200,000 USD to the Vietnam Fatherland Front to help fight Covid-19.

(VOVWORLD) - In response to US President Donald Trump's letter sent to the WHO Director General, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Tuesday said the US President is "trying to mislead the public, smear China's efforts, and shift the blame of US incompetence to others.”

(VOVWORLD) - World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a meeting on Tuesday that he will continue to lead the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, despite President Donald Trump’s tweet threatening that the US may halt WHO funding permanently.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) and to reconsider his country’s membership of the agency.