Global Covid-19 updates

Global Covid-19 updates

(VOVWORLD) - South Africa has confirmed its first suspected case of COVID-19. The patient is a 38 year-old man who traveled to Italy with his wife
First antiviral drug approved to fight COVID-19

First antiviral drug approved to fight COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - Favilavir, formerly known as Fapilavir, an antiviral medicine that has shown efficacy in treating the novel coronavirus, has been approved for the market, the Taizhou government in China’s...
First nCoV patient discharged in Vietnam

First nCoV patient discharged in Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - The General Hospital of Thanh Hoa province has successfully cured a 25-year-old female patient who tested positive for the coronavirus after ten days of isolation and follow-up treatment....
First Vietnamese named honorary Seoul citizen

First Vietnamese named honorary Seoul citizen

(VOVWORLD) - Le Nguyen Minh Phuong became the first Vietnamese citizen to be designated an honorary Seoul citizen. Phuong and 17 other foreigners were honored at a ceremony on Wednesday in...