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People visit a market in Danang City. They have been mandated to wear facial masks, use disinfectant and get their body temperature checked - PHOTO: NHAN TAM DANANG - Some 400 persons have been fined VND497 million for violating regulations on social distancing in Danang City, with most of the violations related to not wearing face masks and the gathering of more than two persons in public, apart from illegal drug use and gambling. … [Read more...] about Danang fines 400 people for social distancing violations

Between April 28 and August 9, subsidized bus routes lured over 27 million, falling by 36 percent year-on-year while non-subsidized routes only reached about two million, down 56 percent, according to the latest statistics from the city’s Department of Transport. … [Read more...] about Covid-19 hurts public bus service in HCMC

His dad was a successful entrepreneur and Thanh enjoyed a pleasant childhood. But he was faced with an array of challenges later in life, the details of which he captured in his autobiography Bui Kien Thanh – Nguoi mo khoa lang du (Bui Kien Thanh – The Debonair Lock Breaker). … [Read more...] about 25 years of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations – Part 2: A debonair ‘lock breaker’

Since July 25, Da Nang has recorded 273 cases of COVID-19, of which 4 people were discharged from hospital, and 13 died. More than 10,000 cases having close contact with coronavirus patients were isolated at medical facilities and concentrated isolation areas. … [Read more...] about Negative results for 33 COVID-19 patients in Da Nang

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Health predicted more new COVID-19 cases in the community nationwide from unknown sources in the coming days. Speaking at the Government’s meeting on August 12 with 15 localities which recorded COVID-19 infections since late July, a representative of the health ministry said although the transmission in the central city of Da Nang has been gradually contained with a decreasing number of new cases in recent days, there is still a high risk of infection in the community in other places. Cases linked to Da Nang were mostly from hospitals which have been locked down since the first case was detected and from people in close contact with positive cases. All 17 fatalities so far have had underlying medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, heart and renal failures, as well as cancer. There will be more deaths from those diseases, according to the ministry. Chairing the meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said localities and … [Read more...] about Ministry warns of infections from unknown sources in coming days