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Latest news on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Defending the Pacific. Engaging communities to prepare for COVID-19

11 June 2020 | News release

WHO, UNDP, World Bank present Ministry of Health with ventilators

10 June 2020 | News release | Phnom Penh

Prime Minister thanks partners for support during first phase of Lao PDR’s battle with COVID-19

10 June 2020 | News release | Vientiane

Viet Nam's unsung heroes: Caring for COVID-19 patients

10 June 2020 | Photo story | Ha Noi

Children’s book released to help children cope with COVID-19

9 June 2020 | Joint News release

UNICEF and WHO call on Pacific Island countries to strengthen policies on breast-milk substitutes

5 June 2020 | Joint News release

Ministry of Health and WHO support cleaning and disinfection training against COVID-19 as restriction lifts

1 June 2020 | News release

With recent cases, Cambodia remains in Stage 1 of COVID-19 outbreak, WHO confirms

26 May 2020 | News release | Phnom Penh

May 2020

With recent cases, Cambodia remains in Stage 1 of COVID-19 outbreak, WHO confirms

26 May 2020 | News release | Phnom Penh

National TOT Training on COVID-19 IPC and clinical management

20 May 2020 | News release

China Population Welfare Fund to channel donations from Chinese companies, charities, and...

20 May 2020 | News release | Beijing

WHO partnered with faith-based organizations in Malaysia to make Wesak Day as colourful and...

20 May 2020 | Feature story | Kuala Lumpur

Cambodia’s last COVID-19 patient recovers, leaving the country with zero cases to date

19 May 2020 | News release | Phnom Penh

Virtual press conference with World Economic Forum on COVID-19 in Asia Pacific

14 May 2020

WHO works closely with the Royal Government of Cambodia in the fight against COVID-19

12 May 2020 | News release | Phnom Penh

100 days of COVID-19 in the Philippines: How WHO supported the Philippine response

9 May 2020 | News release | Manila

Switzerland strengthens Lao PDR’s defences against COVID-19

8 May 2020 | News release | Vientiane

COVID-19: Q&A with Dr Galea

6 May 2020 | Note for media

WHO continues its support to Fiji’s response to COVID-19

5 May 2020 | News release

Lao PDR joins #SafeHandsChallenge and ramps up COVID-19 defences

5 May 2020 | News release | Vientiane Capital

April 2020

As COVID-19 threatens, Pacific children’s lives are at stake with many children at risk of missing...

27 April 2020 | News release | Suva

Lao health system continues to offer immunization services despite COVID-19 pandemic

24 April 2020 | News release | Vientiane Capital

Ensuring that Children are Vaccinated Against Preventable Diseases During the COVID-19...

24 April 2020 | News release | Ha Noi

PH Solidarity trial for COVID-19 treatments receives green light from ethics review body

22 April 2020 | Joint news release | Manila

Virtual press conference on COVID-19 outbreak in the Western Pacific Region

21 April 2020

Staying safe during season of religious and cultural events, amid the COVID-19 outbreak

14 April 2020

Stay at Home for Lao New Year!

10 April 2020 | News release | Vientiane Capital

Supporting frontline workers in the COVID-19 response

10 April 2020 | News release | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Western Pacific Region ministers to tackle COVID-19 in solidarity

8 April 2020 | Highlights

Urgent need for investment in nursing. COVID-19 pandemic puts need for nurses into sharp relief

7 April 2020 | News release | Manila

WHO and international partners act to support Lao PDR response to COVID-19

6 April 2020 | News release

The “Solidarity Trial”, launched by the WHO, will see Malaysia’s involvement in an...

5 April 2020 | Joint News Release | Kuala Lumpur

March 2020

Ministry of Health and WHO respond to first case of COVID-19 in Laos

24 March 2020 | News release | Vientiane Capital

Viet Nam adopts WHO outbreak investigation tool for COVID-19, other infectious diseases

23 March 2020 | News release | Ha Noi

WHO offers free online COVID-19-related courses in Vietnamese

20 March 2020 | News release | Ha Noi

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19

11 March 2020 | Statement

Chinese Emergency Medical Teams support COVID-19 response

9 March 2020

WHO helps Samoa and Tokelau to prepare for COVID-19

9 March 2020 | News release

February 2020

Ministry of Health and WHO prepare for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in Lao

28 February 2020 | News release

What can you do to keep yourself and others safe from COVID-19 in Lao PDR?

28 February 2020 | News release

WHO backs Viet Nam’s laboratory resources for COVID-19 detection

25 February 2020 | News release | Ha Noi

Pacific steps up preparedness against COVID-19

21 February 2020 | News release | Suva

Responding to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Cambodia

19 February 2020 | News release | Phnom Penh

It is time for all of us to play our part in the fight against the novel coronavirus in the Pacific

14 February 2020 | Commentary

January 2020

Statement on the second meeting of the IHR (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the...

30 January 2020 | Statement

WHO, China leaders discuss next steps in battle against coronavirus outbreak

28 January 2020 | News release

Ministry of Health responds to first positive case of new coronavirus

28 January 2020 | News release | Phnom Penh

Statement on the meeting of the IHR (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of...

23 January 2020 | Statement

Mission summary: WHO Field Visit to Wuhan, China 20-21 January 2020

22 January 2020 | Statement

WHO Director-General's statement on IHR Emergency Committee on Novel Coronavirus

22 January 2020 | Statement

Coronavirus outbreak shows Asia needs to step up infection preparation

15 January 2020 | Commentaries

WHO statement on novel coronavirus in Thailand

13 January 2020 | Statement

WHO Statement Regarding Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan, China

9 January 2020 | Statement

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