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Thu, who is also Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, asked cadres and members of the organisation, and volunteers to act as the core force in the fight against the disease.VRCS to strictly abide by disease prevention instructions, and actively participate in campaigning for voluntary blood donation./.  … [Read more...] about Red Cross Society calls for blood donation, effective fight against COVID-19

The localities include the northern provinces of Lang Son, Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh, the central province of Quang Binh, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, and the southernmost province of Ca Mau. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien said that this is a practical project that contributes to developing the reading culture in the society as part of a project on the reading culture development approved by the Prime Minister. He asked the provinces to supplement more books to these mobile libraries in order to better serve locals. Each bookmobile is equipped with more than 4,000 books, six computers, one server, one projector, and one television. In addition, the ministry’s Library Department also called for donation to provide the mobile libraries with electronic library and document management software, and books for the disabled. The multi-media bookmobile project has been carried out since late 2015. In October 2016, the … [Read more...] about Bookmobiles granted to people in remote areas

The four patients, treated at HCM City’s Cu Chi field hospital, had three times tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, according to Nguyen Thanh Dung, director of the hospital. They will be placed in quarantine at home for another 14 days after being released, Dr Dung said.    … [Read more...] about Four more COVID-19 patients discharged from HCM City hospital

Indonesia - one of the worlds most populous and far-flung nations - only just closed its borders, but experts fear this came too late. As the BBC's Resty Woro Yuniar and Aghnia Adzkia report, its healthcare system will not be able to cope amid warnings that official figures mask the true scale of virus cases. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Indonesia grapples with fear of a hidden virus surge

At a Government meeting on April 3, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked for strict implementation of his order on social distancing from April 1 to April 15. Residents are required to stay indoors as much as they can. If they want to go out for food or medicine, they are required to wear face masks and stay 2m away from other people at all times. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 UPDATE: 2 more infected, total rises to 239