(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has attributed ongoing progress in the COVID-19 fight to strong and resolute measures taken by localities in line with Government instructions.

(VOVWORLD) - No new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed as of Monday morning, making it four consecutive days Vietnam has recorded no new infections of the deadly virus, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Australia on Sunday added to growing pressure on China over its handling of the novel coronavirus, questioning its transparency and demanding an international investigation into the origins of the virus and how it spread.

(VOVWORLD) -US President Donald Trump raised the prospect that China deliberately caused the COVID-19 outbreak that has killed more than 38,000 Americans, saying there should be consequences if the country is found to be “knowingly responsible.”

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s measures to contain coronavirus have proved effective and its robust response to the pandemic deserves a credit from the World Health Organization, Russian news website Lenta.ru said in a recent article.

(VOVWORLD) - 210 countries and territories around the world had reported more than 2.3 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus and more than 160,000 deaths as of 3p.m. Sunday (Vietnam time), according to statistics website Worldometers.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam had gone three consecutive days without a new coronavirus case, keeping the country’s total of active cases at 67 by Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - No new COVID-19 infection cases have been detected in Vietnam over the past two days.

(VOVWORLD) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines flew some Italian citizens stranded in Vietnam due to the Covid-19 back to their country on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) have issued a Joint Statement, reaffirming commitment to ensure food security, food safety and nutrition in the region during the COVID-19 outbreak.