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The National Economics University started distributing rice to people in need due to the COVID-19 pandemic on April 16.

The Ministry of Transport affirms it has not studied exclusive protectionism policies for any enterprise.

Vietnam has demonstrated its strong leadership in spearheading a collective regional response to COVID-19, ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi has said.

While many people have decided to comply with physical distancing measures and have stayed at home to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, many casual workers who earn a living on the street have faced difficulties during these tough times.

“Rice ATMs” which have been set up around Vietnam to help those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic have been featured by international news broadcasters over the last few days.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the online Special ASEAN+3 Summit with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 14 on the COVID-19 response, following the success of the Special ASEAN Summit on the same issue.

22 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from hospitals on April 14, bringing the total number of recoveries to 168.

Vietnam will continue supporting countries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, maintain normal economic activities with them, and provide them with basic necessities, including food, as needed, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said when addressing the Special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19 held online on April 14.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has added 13.5 billion USD to a package that is meant to assist its member countries to address health and macroeconomic impacts caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

A Colombian man has left a quarantine area in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam without being given the all clear, the provincial steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said on April 12.

​Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on all Vietnamese compatriots overseas to strictly comply with rules and regulations set by the countries where they live.

Many hotels in Ho Chi Minh City and across the country have been called to join hands with local governments to support medical staff who are on the front line in the fight against COVID-19.

Sixteen more COVID-19 patients, including 12 Vietnamese and four foreigners, have recovered and were discharged from six hospitals across the country on April 10, bringing the total number of recoveries to 144.

While the majority of businesses shamble in the shadow of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic in Vietnam, delivery services are on a roll.

Four more COVID-19 patients have been given the all-clear on April 8, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 126.

Crowded places pose a danger at the moment as they can be a source of infection for COVID-19 at a time when the epidemic is developing complicatedly. As a result, many people have chosen to do creative exercises at home instead of going to the gym.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 7 extended his condolences to his Somali counterpart Hassan Ali Khaire over the death of former Prime Minister of Somalia Nur Hassan Hussein.

Music video Vietnam oi! Danh Bay COVID (Dear Vietnam, Let’s win the war on COVID-19) has been endorsed by the Ministry of Heath, calling on Vietnamese people to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amid the complicated developments of COVID-19 with the number of new cases and fatalities surging, ASEAN countries have been taking measures to mitigate the outbreak.

Hanoi has entered the third day practicing the Prime Minister’s social distancing order to contain spread of COVID-19 with the strict adherence from locals.