(VOVWORLD) - Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised Vietnam’s early, effective measures against Covid-19, especially political commitments of senior leaders and the determination of agencies and localities.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health reported a case testing positive to Covid-19 at 9:30 PM on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Activities have been underway across Vietnam to celebrate International Women Day, March 8.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health has issued a registry number to allow mass production of a detection kit that is capable of detecting patients suspected of having the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

(VOVWORLD) -Female scientists of the Flu Laboratory, Virology Department, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, have won the Kovalevskaia Award 2019 for their study of seasonal influenza.

(VOVWORLD) -Quang Tri province has nearly 180 kilometers of borderline with Laos and numerous border gates. Each international border gate in the province has received two new non-contact thermometers for fever detection.

(VOVWORLD) - A conference took place in Hanoi on Friday to review the “Vietnamese people prioritize Vietnamese goods” campaign activities in 2019 and discuss plans for 2020.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Physician’s Day will be observed on Thursday, February 27, as medical staff nationwide gear up efforts to fight a Covid-19 epidemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Trade and Industry Tran Tuan Anh and functional agencies on Wednesday discussed preparations for the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement to capitalize on opportunities for cooperation and export to the EU while ensuring the domestic market’s competitiveness.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ho Chi Minh City to strengthen the city’s urban railway management capacity.