economy. Participants are committed to sharing information, ensure medical supplies, and take all measures to jointly fight against COVID-19. They agree to support developing countries in their battles against the pandemic. (2) China will step up international military cooperation with other countries to fight against COVID-19, according to Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Ren Guoqiang. March 27
President Xi Jinping chairs the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to make new arrangements on coordinating the COVID19 response and economic and social development. The meeting focuses on preventing imported cases and epidemic rebound in the country. It calls for expanding household consumption, improving financial policies, releasing demands in the domestic market, and strengthen international economic cooperation.
March 30
Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN sends a diplomatic note to the UN Secretary-General to reiterate its sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel Islands and protest China's claims in the aforementioned diplomatic notes in response to Malaysia’s claim on December 12, 2019, and to the Philippine claim on March 23.
March 31
The United Nations launches a report entitled "Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity: Responding to the Socio-economic Impacts of COVID-19," calling for a stronger and more effective response to end the pandemic and asking everybody to act together to lessen the COVID-19 impact on people, especially the poorest and most vulnerable people and countries. The UN establishes a new multi-partner Trust Fund for COVID-19 Response and Recovery to support low and middle-income countries to respond to the pandemic and recover from the socio-economic impact.
April 1
(1) Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signs a decree to declare COVID-19 a nationwide 84 The Chronology