(VOVWORLD) - Some US states may be able to relax some aspects of social distancing measures as early as May 4, according to a statement by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington (IHME).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s top priorities in the ongoing fight against the new coronavirus are effective control of COVID-19, safe coexistence with the epidemic to spur economic growth, and a lifestyle change, according to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

(VOVWORLD) - A remote medical counseling platform and a COVID-19 prevention app, both developed by Vietnam, made their debut on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha on Friday handed to the Cuban Ambassador a letter from Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and a symbolic gift of 5,000 tons of rice from the Vietnamese Party, government and people to support Cuba’s COVID-19 fight.

(VOVWORLD) - US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink has extended his thanks to the Vietnamese Government and people for sending 250,000 antibacterial cloth masks to help Americans fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc has called on US firms to continue working with the Vietnamese Government and people in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and bolstering socio-economic development.

(VOVWORLD) - The music video “Viet Nam oi! Danh Bay COVID” (Let’s Fight COVID!) from artist and entrepreneur Minh Beta has made headlines in foreign newspapers.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has announced no new cases of the novel coronavirus by 6pm Friday with 21 patients discharged from hospital.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung, authorized by the Prime Minister, on Friday presented personal protective equipment, including 100,000 Made-in-Vietnam antibacterial cloth face masks, as a gift of the Vietnamese government and people to the government and people of Sweden.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said on Friday that COVID-19 infection rate in Vietnam has slowed after 2 weeks of social distancing.