Four Vietnamese citizens and a US national who recently arrived in Vietnam have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 1,536, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday evening. … [Read more...] about Five more imported Covid-19 patients confirmed on Friday
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Co-operation needed to deal with medical challenges
Assessing COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control in Việt Nam, WHO Representative in Việt Nam Kidong Park said Việt Nam was a country with many potential risks of COVID-19 outbreak due to its boundary to many countries. But, up to now, the pandemic prevention and control in Việt Nam had been implemented very effectively when comparing the number of cases and deaths caused by COVID-19 with countries with a population larger than or equal to Việt Nam. … [Read more...] about Co-operation needed to deal with medical challenges
Increased liquidity helps VN-Index approach 1,200 points
Among the bank stocks, STB was the biggest gainer, surging 5% to VND21,200, while HDB, TPB and TCB rose 3-4%. The market saw 51.7 million STB shares traded, the highest trading volume of the stock ever. VCB was among a few bluechips that lost ground as it fell 0.5%. … [Read more...] about Increased liquidity helps VN-Index approach 1,200 points
India begins mega-rollout of Covid-19 vaccine
Health workers, people over 50 and those deemed at high-risk are prioritised to receive one of two approved vaccines, although one has yet to complete clinical trials. On day one around 300,000 people will receive the first of two doses, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to launch the programme virtually in New Delhi. Authorities say they are drawing on their experience with elections and child immunisation programmes for polio and tuberculosis in rolling out the vaccine. About 150,000 staff in 700 districts have been specially trained, and India has held several national dry runs involving mock transportation of vaccines. But in an enormous, impoverished nation with often shoddy transport networks and one of the world's worst-funded healthcare systems, it is still a daunting undertaking. Regular child inoculations are a "much smaller game" and vaccinating against Covid-19 will be "deeply challenging", said Satyajit Rath from the National Institute of Immunology. - Bicycle … [Read more...] about India begins mega-rollout of Covid-19 vaccine
Former Sagri official dies
In the case, investigators have prosecuted and arrested former Sagri chairman Van Trong Dung and former Sagri chief accountant Nguyen Thi Thuy. Former HCMC vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen and Tran Trong Tuan, former deputy head of the HCMC Party Committee Office, were also charged. … [Read more...] about Former Sagri official dies