(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is a role model in containing the Covid-19 pandemic given its limited human resources: only 8 doctors to an average 10,000 people, said Russia’s website zen.yandex.ru.

(VOVWORLD) - Strict social distancing rules nationwide will help curb the spread of COVID-19, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Friday morning.

(VOVWORLD) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world soared past one million on Thursday and deaths topped 50,000 as Europe reeled from the pandemic and the United States reported the highest daily death toll so far of any country.

(VOVWORLD) - The government’s request for social distancing does not amount to a national lockdown, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung told the media on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed six new Covid-19 cases last night, raising its total to 233. The new cases include an employee of the Truong Sinh company, which provides catering services to Hanoi’s Bach Mai hospital, and 5 Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc talked on the phone with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang on Thursday, discussing cooperation in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank on Wednesday ratified initial steps to deploy up to 160 billion USD over the next 15 months to support COVID-19 measures that will help countries respond to immediate consequences of the pandemic and bolster economic recovery.

(VOVWORLD) - A scientific panel told the White House Wednesday that research shows the coronavirus can be spread, not just by sneezes or coughs, but also just by talking, or possibly just by breathing.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government is considering 2.6 billion worth of financial support to poor people and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - German newspaper, the Frankfurter AllgemeineZeitung, on Thursday hailed Vietnam’s effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.