Australia closes the border between Australia's two most populous states from July 7 without a proposed schedule time for reopening as this country is scrambling to prevent the coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne.

Vietnam is considering a pilot plan to bring international tourists to some islands, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said at a meeting on May 28.    

Vietnam will continue to close its border to international commercial flights and foreign tourists, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.    

Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on 31 March that the Vietnamese Government has decided to suspend cross-border activities of individuals at main and secondary border gates, and trails in border areas sharing with Cambodia and Laos from April 1 as part of measures to effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19.