(VOVWORLD) - Countries around the world have been moving to prevent their health systems from collapsing under the load of all the virus cases.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam provides free COVID-19 test for passengers from Europe and the US at international border gates, starting from Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government Office has announced new services to be added to the National Public Services Portal in the context of COVID-19 outbreak.

(VOVWORLD) - CEO of Vietnam Airlines Duong Tri Thanh said on Saturday evening that the national flag carrier has made some adjustments to its earlier announcement on flights between Vietnam and Europe.

(VOVWORLD) - Romanian lawmakers on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to approve Prime Minister Ludovic Orban's new government, the same one ousted last month as the result of losing a no-confidence vote.

(VOVWORLD) - The Council of the EU has adopted a decision to extend sanctions against the Russian Federation until September 15, 2020 over actions undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine, according to the Council’s press release on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surged past 5,000 on Saturday with the total number of cases rising to more than 140,000, as the infection continues to prompt countries to take unprecedented measures to help stave off a global health crisis.

(VOVWORLD) - The Foreign Ministry issued a notice on Saturday, asking people who come from or transit areas hit by the COVID-19 epidemic to keep themselves updated on regulations of airlines and ensure they have all required documents in order to take flights (especially documents certificating health conditions if any).

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health on March 14 announced an additional four new cases tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam after receiving the test results from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City. With the four new patients, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has hit 53.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will temporarily deny entry of tourists coming from or transiting Schengen countries and the UK within 14 days before their intended arrival in Vietnam, and suspend visas-on-arrival at border gates amid COVID-19 epidemic.