Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung speaks at the launch ceremony for Zavi, May 15, 2020. (Photo: kinhtedothi)

The platform can cater to 100 people in a meeting for 24 consecutive hours. It will be regularly updated and provided free to the public nationwide.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung said the platform was completed within the 20 days of social distancing last month and is a useful tool as social gatherings remain limited to prevent COVID-19.

He then chaired the first online meeting using Zavi, with Ha Giang and Quang Ninh provinces in north Vietnam to discuss Bluezone application.