(VOVWORLD) - Israeli scientists are on the cusp of developing the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus, according to Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis.

(VOVWORLD) - Wuhan city has confirmed more than 400 Covid-19 cases that show no symptoms in the past three weeks, as China slowly recovers from the coronavirus epidemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Social distancing should be in place at least until the end of April because of the worldwide Covid-19 complications and domestic hotspots which are posing threats to local community transmission, according to some members of the national committee for Covid-19 response.

(VOVWORLD) - The business community is suffering direct adverse consequences caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting in Hanoi on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Development Program (UNDP) on Sunday donated 20,000 high-quality surgical masks to Vietnam’s Ministry of Health to help protect health care workers on the frontlines of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The US could begin loosening some of its economic shutdowns and social distancing restrictions as early as "next month," the nation's leading infectious disease expert said on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will host online two important ASEAN meetings on Tuesday to discuss measures to boost cooperation in COVID-19 prevention and control while ensuring dynamic and sustainable long-term development in the region.

(VOVWORLD) - Argentina’s e-newspaper OJODIGITAL ran an article this week praising Vietnam’s success in controlling the spread of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran has won a legal battle to recover 1.6 billion USD worth of assets long frozen at US request in Luxembourg, said President Hassan Rouhani during a televised cabinet meeting Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -Mayor Burkhard Jung of Leipzig, Germany, expressed his profound gratitude this week to Vietnamese partners for supporting Leipzig in its fight against COVID-19.