Virus deaths soar in US, Europe as Trump sees light at end of tunnel The United States saw nearly 2,000 coronavirus deaths for a second day running as the toll soared again in Europe, despite US President Donald Trump's insistence that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Shares ease on mounting global coronavirus infections and fatalities Vietnamese shares pulled back on Wednesday morning after two sessions of sharp gains as investors fretted over uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indonesia's capital to impose large-scale social restrictions The Indonesian capital of Jakarta decided late Tuesday to impose "large-scale social restrictions" to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, introducing limits on public activity and enforcement patrols after an alarming surge of infections.

Trump threatens to cut WHO funding, China lifts Wuhan travel ban President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to cut US funding to the World Health Organisation, accusing it of bias toward China, where the authorities lifted a two-and-a-half month travel ban on Wuhan, the city that spawned the global coronavirus pandemic.

VN must keep close watch on COVID-19 despite few new cases: health experts

Healthcare experts on Monday warned against complacence as the number of new COVID-19 infections in Việt Nam dropped.

Global virus deaths top 60,000, Trump warns of 'tough week' ahead US President Donald Trump warned Americans on Saturday to brace for a "very horrendous" number of coronavirus deaths in the coming days as the total number of global fatalities from the pandemic soared past 60,000.

Four more COVID-19 patients recover, total at 90

Four more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from the Củ Chi field hospital in HCM City on Saturday, bringing the total number of patients given the all-clear in Việt Nam to 90.

Global virus cases top a million, deaths surpass 50,000 The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world soared past one million on Thursday and deaths topped 50,000 as Europe reeled from the pandemic and the United States reported the highest daily death toll so far of any country.

Samsung engineers finish 14-day quarantine in Bắc Ninh with no positive cases Four medical workers and six policemen involved in the engineers' quarantine process and 53 staff members at the hotel where they were quarantined also tested negative for the coronavirus.

Virus death toll passes 20,000, three billion under lockdown More than three billion people around the world were living under lockdown on Wednesday as governments stepped up their efforts against the coronavirus pandemic which has left more than 20,000 people dead.