(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always prioritizes citizen protection in the context of Covid-19 pandemic spreading globally. Vietnam Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told the press on Thursday as some Vietnamese are stranded due to airliners policy changes in the pandemic

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday discussed on the phone with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison about ways to boost bilateral cooperation to fight Covid-19. Prime Minister Phuc gave a briefing on Vietnam’s disease situation and shared experience on coping with the disease.

(VOVWORLD) - The UK Guardian on Thursday posted Vietnamese posters on fighting Covid-19. The newspaper says Vietnam has kept confirmed cases low through quarantining, contact tracing, testing – and propaganda.

(VOVWORLD) - A Chinese city on the Russian border is entering a "lockdown" due to an increase of coronavirus cases - even as the rest of China cautiously opens up. In Suifenhe, 1,000 miles from Beijing, people have been ordered to stay indoors, with some exceptions.

(VOVWORLD) - Romania is the first EU country that volunteered to purchase and host, on behalf of the European Union, a stockpile of ventilators, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, told public television TVR.

(VOVWORLD) - The WHO Regional Director for Europe on Wednesday described the continuing fight against COVID-19 in Europe as a "marathon", and said it is not yet time to relax measures.

(VOVWORLD) - European media expressed appreciation for Vietnam's donation of facemasks to European countries to help them fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health on Wednesday urged domestic research institutes and manufacturers to focus their resources on developing more reliable Covid-19 test kits for mass production to meet Vietnam’s increasing need.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government is calling on the public to help one another in the fight against Covid-19. The whole political system, ministries, sectors, localities, and people of all social strata are side by side combating the disease and keeping life stable.

(VOVWORLD) - The Chairman of the Episcopal Council of Vietnam and bishops have instructed Catholic dignitaries and followers to implement Covid-19 disease prevention measures recommended by the government and healthcare agencies. Religious followers have practiced their religion with a sense of community responsibility.