(VOVWORLD) - Another Covid-19 patient in Vietnam, a UK man, was discharged from Hue Central Hospital, the second branch in Phong Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province on Saturday after full recovery.

(VOVWORLD) - The UK said Friday that UK-EU trade negotiations will go on as scheduled despite UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier testing positive for the new coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam received 3.7 million foreign visitors in Quarter 1 this year, 18% less than last year.

(VOVWORLD) - The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has arrested one citizen relating to the Islamic State (ISIS) and aborted a terrorist attack in Krasnodar city, Sputnik reported on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Restaurant, stores, and entertainment spots in Ho Chi Minh City have been closed temporarily to slow down the spread of Covid-19.

(VOVWORLD) - The novel coronavirus or Covid-19 has infected more than 598,000 people and killed at least 27,400 worldwide. More than 133,000 patients have recovered, according to worldometers.info by Saturday noon.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council on Friday held an online conference to discuss the situation in Libya and operation of the UN Support Mission in Libya.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020 grew 3.82 percent, the lowest pace during the 2011-2020 period, head of the General Statistics Office Nguyen Bich Lam said at a press conference in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Nguyen Dinh Khang on Friday thanked enterprises, social organizations, and individuals for supporting workers and trade union members amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government Committee for Religious Affairs has asked all religious organizations to cancel all gatherings as an effort to curb the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.