(VOVWORLD) - Authorities in northern Italy have begun testing health workers for antibodies that may help identify individuals with immunity to the coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - 300 travelers from the EU stranded in Vietnam due to the COVID-19 pandemic flew back to Frankfurt, Germany, early Wednesday, after the first flight had carried 300 Europeans to Frankfurt on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - 231 people who returned to Vietnam from Australia completed their mandatory 14-day quarantine on Tuesday, according to the Vinh Long province Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Fatherland Front has given 6.4 million USD to the Health Ministry for Covid-19 prevention and control.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health early Wednesday morning confirmed two more people positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), adding up to 251 cases of infection in Vietnam so far.

(VOVWORLD) - Half of Vietnamese businesses will survive if COVID-19 is contained in Vietnam in April, according to local economists.

(VOVWORLD) - 27 more COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals on Tuesday, taking Vietnam’s tally of recovered patients to 122; or half of the confirmed cases.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and its surrounding regions, following a recent surge in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the metropolis.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi has mapped out a scenario for Level 4 of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, under which all forces involved in the fight will receive training, the city’s Department of Health has announced.

(VOVWORLD) - Major oil producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia are likely to agree to cut production at a Thursday meeting but only if the United States joins the effort, according to sources at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies.