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Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City To Thi Bich Chau (L) poses a  photo with representatives of T&T Group Joint Stock Company and Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank. Accordingly, the Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits were donated by T&T Group Joint Stock Company, Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) and the Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank). Speaking at the ceremony, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City To Thi Bich Chau thanked for the supports of people, enterprises and benefactors to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the city. Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City To Thi Bich Chau receives the medical equipment and supplies from representatives of the Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank. Currently, the city needs ten million Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits so the medical equipment and …

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Many eateries in Ho Chi Minh City remained closed on Thursday morning even though authorities have allowed the resumption of takeaway service, with sellers expressing concern over multiple difficulties triggered by pandemic prevention regulations. The municipal administration announced on Tuesday that local diners would be permitted to offer takeout from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm daily , starting Wednesday, after a two-month suspension over COVID-19. However, many venues were still closed on Thursday morning, according to the observation of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters. A coffee shop remains closed in Ho Chi Minh City, September 9, 2021. Photo: Bong Mai / Tuoi Tre Le Hieu Ngoc, who sells pho in Binh Thanh District, said she could not reopen as she was unable to buy the necessary ingredients. “I usually purchased the pho noodles from a facility in Thu Duc City, but they currently cannot deliver their products to other districts,” Ngoc explained, …

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Recovered COVID-19 patients can contribute to Ho Chi Minh City’s pandemic prevention and control efforts provided they meet certain requirements laid down by the municipal health department. The increasing number of coronavirus cases in Ho Chi Minh City has been posing a lot of difficulties for health workers at local treatment and quarantine facilities, according to the municipal Department of Health. City officials hope that enlisting the help of recovered patients, who theoretically have built up sufficient antibodies to protect against reinfection, will provide much needed support for the city’s already stretched resources. A plan developed by the health department to recruit and deploy volunteers is currently under review by the municipal People’s Committee. In order to become volunteers in the city’s pandemic response, recovered patients must meet certain requirements, including having completed 14-day self-quarantine following their recovery, being in good health, being …

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Thirty-one coronavirus patients who had been once in a critical condition waved goodbye to two COVID-19 hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City and Long An Province in southern Vietnam on Thursday following their recovery from the disease. The Ho Chi Minh City COVID-19 Resuscitation Hospital, a healthcare facility managed by Cho Ray Hospital, treated 26 of the recently released patients, while the COVID-19 Resuscitation Center under Thai Nguyen National Hospital in Long An Province took care of the remaining five. Fifteen of the patients at the Ho Chi Minh City COVID-19 Resuscitation Hospital are above 60 years old and have at least one underlying disease. “After almost a month in a coma, I’m finally able to return to normal life,” said N.T., one of the 26 patients released from the Ho Chi Minh City-based hospital. "It’s like I’m reborn. “I hope other patients are able to maintain faith in their nurses and doctors like I did." The Ho Chi Minh City COVID-19 Resuscitation Hospital, …

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More than 1,500 recovered coronavirus patients have responded to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health’s call for volunteering at medical facilities to support the fight against COVID-19. The health department on Thursday reported to the municipal People’s Committee and the Department of Home Affairs about the reception and assignment of tasks for the volunteers. The report said that 273 recovered COVID-19 patients had registered through the health department to become volunteers, with 108 of them ready for their assigned tasks as of Wednesday. Sixty-two of them completed vocational school or college, 38 finished high school, and eight others reached middle school completion. Some 46 volunteers are female and 62 are male. None of them specialize in medical care. Besides, 1,270 recovered coronavirus patients sent applications to the Ho Chi Minh City Entrepreneurs Association to join the pandemic prevention forces, with 378 of them having been mobilized to 14 units in …

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Ho Chi Minh City authorities have announced the trial of travel passes based on people’s vaccination progress in its plan to recover the economy in three phases after a long period of strict social distancing. The municipal People’s Committee on Friday afternoon held a conference fielding suggestions from enterprises for the city’s draft plan on COVID-19 control and economic recovery after September 15. Speaking at the meeting, chairman Phan Van Mai said the city is striving to basically control the epidemic by September 15 in order to relax social distancing measures, restore the economy, and bring the city to a ‘new normal’ state. “The economic recovery plan will be carried out under the principle of safety and flexibility according to the results of epidemic prevention,” Mai said. As per the draft, resdients' safety will be assessed and classified into green and yellow cards based on their vaccination status. People fully vaccinated for at least 14 days or …

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Ho Chi Minh City authorities have asked medical facilities to conduct COVID-19 tests on every visitor with symptoms of a cough, fever, and difficulty breathing to detect positive cases early and prevent the risk of transmission. The municipal Department of Health announced the decision in a document on Friday. Accordingly, people visiting medical facilities for a cough, a fever, trouble breathing, or respiratory inflammation must all be tested for COVID-19. Workers at those facilities are also subject to testing every three days. More medical workers will be mobilized to give assistance in sample collection. In addition, the health department requested medical facilities to continue instructing people in conducting rapid antigen tests on their own, under the assistance of medical staff or trained volunteers in a safe manner. The municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control previously issued a document on beefing up mass testing in the city early this …

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As students in Ho Chi Minh City have started their new school year in online classrooms, parents across the southern metropolis are scrambling to find laptops, tablets, and smartphones so their children can use to log into classes. Soaring demand Demand for laptops in early September doubled compared to one year ago, according to a representative from electronic retailer The Gioi Di Dong. Similarly, Nguyen The Kha, director of the telecom-mobile unit of FPT Shop system, said its August sales increase by 60 percent compared to the same period last year, thanks to a 50 percent growth in demand for laptops and tablets. Kha attributed the soaring demand to the massive amount of Ho Chi Minh City residents working and studying from home. He also noted that the best-selling brands at FPT stores at the moment are Apple, Samsung, Masstel, and Lenovo. Meanwhile, CellphoneS, another electronics retailer with outlets across the city, said its August sales for tablets and laptops …

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Ho Chi Minh City gradually reopens the economy This was announced on September 10 at a conference to collect comments from the business community to finalise the draft plan for COVID-19 prevention and control as well as economic recovery. Currently, the city's goal is to basically control the pandemic by September 15 and restore the economy, bringing the city to a state of "new normal". The easing of social distancing in Ho Chi Minh City is based on the principle of safety and flexibility according to the results of pandemic prevention. City residents will be handed green or yellow COVID-19 cards based on vaccination status (green for both shots, yellow for one). The COVID-19 cards will play an important role in controlling people during economic reopening and recovery after September 15. These cards will be issued to individuals meeting all medical and epidemiological requirements. Ho Chi Minh City plans to reopen the economy in three phases. Phase 1 is expected to begin …

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Ho Chi Minh City will provide coronavirus vaccination for all foreign nationals in the city, with registration to be completed before September 15. In a document sent to consulates, representative offices of international organizations as well as chambers of economic affairs, trade and culture on Friday, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations announced its vaccination plan which will be implemented according to the residential areas of foreign citizens in 21 districts and Thu Duc City. Foreign citizens who wish to receive COVID-19 jabs should register for their first or second shot via a portal provided by the department, using a link or a QR code . A QR code provided by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations for foreigners to register for COVID-19 vaccination Each individual can only register once on the system and application must be done before September 15. The people's committees of 21 districts and Thu Duc City will send …

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