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(CPV) - A COVID-19 patient in Vietnam was announced to be treated successfully and discharged from Ho Chi Minh city’s Cu Chi field hospital on April 23rd, the Ministry of Health said on the same day.

A program named "Stay at home with Vietnam" was launched by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) on April 20th for international visitors.

According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, Vietnam has no new COVID-19 cases for fifth successive day.

Vietnam exported nearly USD13 million worth of tra fish to China in the first half of March, USD1 million higher than February’s number, a sign of recovery for its exports to the neighboring country, Vietnam News Agency has reported.

The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced that Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 on April 17th, keeping the country’s total number of infections at 268.

A project on protecting ethnic minority children from the COVID-19 epidemic worth of VND16 billion (USD82,000) has been launched by the Plan International Vietnam.

Twelve localities deemed to have high risk of COVID-19 spread, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city, will continue to implement social distancing measures under Directive 16 of the Prime Minister to April 22nd or 30th, or even longer, if infections continue to be detected, Vietnam News Agency reported on April 15th.

There were two Vietnamese citizens living in Singapore confirmed to get infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 13th held a video conference to share ideas on ways to expand their economic ties despite the strain caused by the pandemic on global business activities, according to the Yonhap News Agency.

Vietnam’s Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) has accelerated export of automobile products, spare parts and mechanical products to foreign countries.

​A promotional week of Vietnam’s red dragon fruit was held from April 2nd to 8th in Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia by the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia and the Melbourne-based Da Lat Export-Import Company.

Four Vietnamese entrepreneurs have been named in the list of the world’s richest people in 2020 by Forbes magazine.

Additional 27 COVID-19 patients were announced to be cured and discharged from hospital on April 7th, bringing the number of successfully treated patients in Vietnam so far to 122, or some 50% of the reported cases.

Four more COVID-19 patients in Vietnam were declared on April 6th to have fully recovered, bringing the total number of such cases to 95.

Two Vietnamese players have been named among the top 10 all-time ASEAN goal scorers in the AFC Cup by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

An additional 11 patients who were suffering from the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) have completely recovered from the epidemic.

Two COVID-10 patients in the central province of Binh Thuan and 3 in Ho Chi Minh city on April 1st were announced to be cured and discharged from hospitals.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Directive No.16 on a range of stringent social distancing measures, including restricting people from leaving their homes and banning gatherings of more than two people in public.

An additional 30 COVID-19 patients in Vietnam, including foreign patients, were cured and discharged from hospital on March 30th, bringing the total number of successfully treated cases to 55 so far, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Two tourism products in Vietnam have won at the ASEAN Tourism Awards Japan 2019, which is organized annually by the ASEAN-Japan Centre.

One week after the calling of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), the unit collected VND500 billion for the fight against COVID-19, Tran Thanh Man, VFF President, said on March 26th.

An animated image of Vietnam’s “banh mi” (bread) was featured on Google’s homepage on March 24th. Google’s move has contributed to promoting Vietnam's special snack to the world.

The Ministry of Transport has requested Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to temporarily suspend transport of overseas Vietnamese passengers on all international flights to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh city, starting from the midnight of March 25th.

Vietnam has been ranked 83rd out of 156 countries in the latest World Happiness Report 2020 released recently by the United Nations, up 11 places compared to last year.

The Ministry of Health on March 20th announced additional two Covid-19 patients in Vietnam, raising the total number of patients reported in Vietnam to 87.

Vietnam is one of the most successful examples in the fight against acute respiratory infection caused by COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, besides Singapore.

The Ministry of Health has authorized the laboratory of the General Hospital of the northern province of Phu Tho to perform tests for the novel coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) that has caused respiratory illness in 68 people in Vietnam so far.

(CPV) - Groups and businesses donated cash and exhibits worth VND235 billion to the fight against Covid-19 during a ceremony launched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on March 17th to call on joint efforts in combating the epidemic.

All Vietnamese citizens and foreign nationals living in Vietnam will be required to wear face masks in public places as of March 16th in order to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

Immediate measures are to be taken to combat the transmission of disease whilst halting the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to the wider community, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a regular cabinet meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control in Hanoi on March 13th.