(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization has just announced a trial of three drugs – Artesunate, Imatinib, and Infliximab – to study their effectiveness in treating COVID-19 patients.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Government considers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic the most critical and urgent task at the moment, said Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son at a Government press conference on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - An online concert is set to be held on Sunday in a fund-raising effort to join hands with frontline healthcare workers in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - German experts have hailed the initiatives to respond to maritime security challenges that Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed at the UN Security Council High-level Open Debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation” on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) said it has sent its micro satellite NanoDragon to Japan for its launch into orbit.

(VOVWORLD) - 4,642 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 24 cities and provinces across Vietnam, mostly in the south, from 6pm on Wednesday to 6am on Thursday, reported the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense has received 5 million USD in non-refundable aid from the Indian Government to build an information technology (IT) system.

(VOVWORLD) - In the past 24 hours, Vietnam’s COVID-19 caseload was 8,776. Ho Chi Minh City had the most cases: 3,416; Hanoi had 40 cases.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked Government members and local leaders to analyze the achieved results and causes of shortcomings to more effectively fight the COVID-19 pandemic and recover the economy.

(VOVWORLD) - The capital city of Hanoi has conducted massive COVID-19 testing for high-risk people in an effort to quickly stamp out the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and return to a “new normal.”