Pregnant women must make choice on vaccines HCM City offers assistance to children orphaned by COVID-19 HCM City's Củ Chi District, District 7 find effective ways to control the outbreak 'No one is left behind': Việt Nam's authorities provide support for foreigners amid the pandemic Expats face tough time amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Việt Nam The HCM City Health Department has asked the People's Committees of districts and Thủ Đức City to submit a list of the number of people aged 18 and over who have not received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. – VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY – The HCM City Department of Health has directed the People’s Committees of districts and Thủ Đức City to submit lists of the number of people aged 18 and over who have not received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The lists will help the health department reserve and distribute the appropriate number of vaccine doses to specific areas. The department has asked local …
11,521 new COVID-19 cases recorded on Friday
A medical staff takes samples of a boy for a SARS-CoV-2 test in An Phú District, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Sang HÀ NỘI — A further 11,521 new COVID-19 infections were recorded in Việt Nam on Friday, increasing the caseload since the beginning of the pandemic to 667,650. There were also a further 212 COVID-related fatalities. Fifteen of the new infections were imported and the rest were all domestic. HCM City recorded the most with 5,972 cases, followed by Bình Dương with 4,013 and Đồng Nai with 345. Hà Nội recorded 12 new cases on Friday, all in quarantined or lockdown areas. The capital city has not detected any community cases in the past two days. Friday was also the day Hà Nội recorded the lowest number of cases in the past two months. Other localities that reported new infections were Long An (273), Kiên Giang (180), Tiền Giang (118), Tây Ninh (114), An Giang (106), Quảng Ngãi (52), Cần Thơ (50), Quảng Bình (37), Đồng Tháp …
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11,521 new COVID-19 cases, 212 more deaths reported on Friday
The 11,521 new COVID-19 cases include 15 imported cases and 11,506 local infections detected in Hồ Chí Minh City (5,972), Bình Dương (4,013), Đồng Nai (345), Long An (273), Kiên Giang (180), Tiền Giang (118), Tây Ninh (114), An Giang (106), Quảng Ngãi (52), Cần Thơ (50), Quảng Bình (37), Đồng Tháp (35), Khánh Hòa (35), Bình Phước (21), Bình Thuận (18), Hà Nội (15), Bạc Liêu (14), Ninh Thuận (13), Quảng Trị (12), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (12), Hậu Giang (11), Phú Yên (10), Bình Định (9), Nghệ An (9), Đà Nẵng (8 ), Sóc Trăng (6), Lâm Đồng (3), Vĩnh Long (3), Thừa Thiên Huế (3), Thanh Hóa (3), Cà Mau (3), Bến Tre (1), Quảng Nam (1), and Gia Lai (1); 6,656 of these were found in the community. An additional 212 COVID related deaths were announced, bringing the total death toll to 16,637. …
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Deputy PM warns HCM City not to take its eye off the COVID ball yet
HCM City tallies up locals without first COVID-19 vaccine dose, continues mass testing Pregnant women must make choice on vaccines HCM City offers assistance to children orphaned by COVID-19 HCM City's Củ Chi District, District 7 find effective ways to control the outbreak 'No one is left behind': Việt Nam's authorities provide support for foreigners amid the pandemic The 500th COVID-19 patient being discharged from the Gia Định People’s Hospital in HCM City on September 16. The patient was severely ill since he was obese, weighing more than 100kg.Photo Courtesy of the hospital HCM CITY— HCM City should assess the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in residential quarters and even in residential groups and adopt appropriate preventive measures, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam told city authorities at a meeting on September 16. It should first quell the outbreak and ensure safety before gradually reopening the economy, he said. No possible unsafe …
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FDI in Vietnam, resilience during challenging time
Vietnam’s commitment for success of FDI companies and foreign investors can be seen through the Government’s efforts to improve the investment climate over the last few years. During a virtual conference on May 9th 2020, after successfully containing the pandemic, former Prime Minister of Vietnam told the business circle that the shift in the value chain is causing Vietnam to be viewed as the “heart of the chessboard”, that any player would want to win over[1]. Resilience at hard time Last year, the country was described as “a bright star in the COVID-19 dark sky”[2] by the World Bank Lead Economist and Program Leader for Vietnam, Jacques Morisset. It was proven by a GDP growth rate of 2.9 per cent in 2020, a level that only few countries in the world could have achieved during this dark time of global recession due to the pandemic. As of April 27th 2021, Vietnam had only reported 2,857 confirmed cases and 35 COVID-19-related deaths[3]. The Southeast Asian …
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Police investigate death of 6-year-old girl in Hà Nội
Xuân Đỉnh Primary School in Xuân Đỉnh Ward, Bắc Từ Liêm District, Hà Nội.— Photo tieuhocxuandinh.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn HÀ NỘI — Police in Xuân Đỉnh Ward, Bắc Từ Liêm District, Hà Nội, are investigating the death of a six-year-old girl. The girl, a student at Xuân Đỉnh Primary School, reportedly died on Thursday afternoon. She was due to take an online class on Thursday afternoon. However, she did not participate. Head of the district’s Education and Training Department Nguyễn Thị Hương said that when she heard rumours the girl died while studying online, the department immediately made enquiries and the teacher of the student confirmed that the girl was absent from class. Hương also said that the district’s education sector had adjusted the times of online classes after parents raised objections. The online class was held in the evening instead of morning or afternoon, so that parents, who were busy during the day, could supervise their children during the class, she said. — …
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Special art programmes to run virtually in September
Illustrative photo (Source: hanoitv.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s department of performing arts announced that two special art programmes will be livestreamed on the evening of September 18 and 21. The livestreams will take place on the department's Youtube channel Nghe Thuat bieu dien Viet Nam as well as official Facebook pages of the department and of participating artists. The first event, scheduled for 8pm on September 18 and themed sharing love and overcoming the pandemic, will showcase performances from different venues including the Vietnam National Music Song and Dance Theatre, the Vietnam National Drama Theatre, and the Vietnam Cheo Theatre. The second programme, at 8pm on September 21, will spotlight the theme of Mid-Autumn Festival with performances by artists from the Vietnam Puppet Theater, the Vietnam Circus Federation, and the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. According to the department, both events are part of a series …
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