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The Ministry of Health recorded almost 7,600 locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases in Vietnam on Thursday, along with over 4,300 recoveries. Thirty-eight provinces and cities reported 7,593 locally-infected patients while one separate infection was imported from abroad, the health ministry said. A total of 1,536 cases were detected in the community whereas the remainder were found in isolated areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City reported 4,592 of the latest domestic infections, Binh Duong Province 1,144, Long An Province 499, Dong Nai Province 325, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 185, Dong Thap Province 157, and Tay Ninh Province 139. Since the fourth COVID-19 wave began in Vietnam on April 27, the country has registered 124,635 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities. Ho Chi Minh City is in the front with 81,781 patients, followed by Binh Duong Province with 10,684, Bac Giang Province with 5,735, Long An Province with 4,430, Dong Nai …

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Nearly 5,000 new Covid-19 infections reported, deaths exceed 1,000 The Saigon Times Residents in Danang City are vaccinated against Covid-19. An additional 4,992 Covid-19 cases and 159 Covid-19 deaths have been confirmed - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – As many as 4,992 fresh Covid-19 cases were confirmed this morning, July 30, including five imported cases and 4,987 domestic infections in 20 localities. Of the total locally-infected cases, 987 were detected in the community. HCMC, the largest coronavirus hotspot in the country, accounted for more than half of the new cases, at 2,740, followed by its neighboring provinces of Binh Duong, Tien Giang and Dong Nai with 1,284, 242 and 203 cases, respectively. Besides, the Health Ministry confirmed 90 cases in Dong Thap, 88 in Tay Ninh, 79 in Khanh Hoa, 63 in Hanoi, 23 in Can Tho and 21 in Long An. The remainder were detected in nine other provinces, with each of them reporting less than 20 cases. Thus, Vietnam has had 133,405 …

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The majority of coronavirus infections in Vietnam was detected in the south. Eleven out of 19 cities and provinces in Vietnam’s southern region will impose a curfew from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM daily as of July 28. The restrictions will be placed in An Giang, Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Binh Phuoc, Long An, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Vinh Long, and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Deserted road in Hau Giang Province. Photo: Le Lam Anh/VOV The southern economic hub of HCMC was the first to have imposed the order from July 26. On the first day, people were complying with the restrictions. Armed forces have increased patrols and fines on violators. Local authorities said stricter measures will enable them to detect index cases in the community. Today [July 27], the army said it will increase its presence in southern affected areas to conduct testing, quarantine work, and vaccination. The army has so far deployed more than 2,700 servicemen to HCMC and other …

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A customer shop for pork at Co.opXtra Pham Van Dong in Thu Duc City. — VNS Photo VISSAN Joint Stock Company will continue to supply fresh food to the HCM City market though some its workers were found infected with COVID-19 coronavirus. Nguyen Ngoc An, its general director, said it would supply around 300 pigs a day until August 1, down from the normal 600-700, and increase it to 500 from August 2. The supply is expected to return to normal after August 5, he said. The company accounts for 10 per cent of the city’s total supply. According to its Department of Industry and Trade, the city consumes around 10,000 pigs a day on average, but the demand has slumped to 5,000-6,000 since social distancing under Directive 16 began on July 9. Due to the temporary shortage, the company would initially supply fresh meat mainly to its own chain of stores, temporarily stopping sales to some supermarkets, An said. The food processor has workers staying on-site since June 28 and …

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People waiting for their turns to get vaccine shots in Philippines. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on July 28 ordered his government to open the coronavirus vaccination campaign for anyone who wants a shot as his country scrambles to protect the population from more transmissible variants. With only 6 percent of the Philippines' 110 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, millions remain vulnerable to infection. The government is aiming to fully immunise up to 70 million people before the year ends. "Give the vaccines to those who want to be vaccinated," Duterte said in a late-night address, expressing concern over the contagious Delta variant, which is ripping through Southeast Asia, now a global epicentre for the virus. It was not immediately clear if his directive meant that the vaccines could now be given to Filipinos not included in the government's priority groups. Given limited supplies, it is prioritising healthcare …

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Bangkok (VNA) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has warned that soaring COVID-19 infections in the industrial sector could lead to scarcity of domestic goods. The FTI raised the alarm after earlier warning about the impact on the export sector if the novel coronavirus continues to cause more infections among factory workers. FTI vice-chairman Kriengkrai Thiennukul said if infection rates, now hovering around 14,000 new cases daily, and the emergence of more COVID-19 clusters in factories continue until mid-August, Thailand can hardly avoid the impact of supply disruptions. There may be a shortage of some products, while the export sector will certainly be affected, he said. This may make it difficult for people to afford products and services, he noted, adding that the nation has so far only encountered problems on the demand side due to weaker purchasing power. On July 29 morning, the Thai Ministry of Health confirmed 17,669 new infections of and 165 …

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Workers at a company in Bình Dương are living temporarily in tents to ensure safety while maintaining production. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Hundreds of COVID-19 cases have been detected in a company that set up temporary tents for workers to avoid the spread of the coronavirus and maintain production in Bình Dương Province. Bùi Thanh Nhân, secretary of Dĩ An City’s Party Committee, said that 247 positive cases of COVID-19 and F1 cases (close contacts of the infected cases) at Long Việt Wood Industry Joint Stock Company have been taken for treatment and isolation. Currently, the company has 300 out of 800 workers staying on-site as the factory is focusing on producing important models and urgent orders. Earlier, Estec Vina Co., Ltd in the Việt Nam Singapore Industrial Park in Thuận An City also detected 340 positive cases of Covid-19 and 700 F1 cases through mass testing at this company. Production facilities and enterprises that record COVID-19 cases have been asked to …

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A treatment area in HCM City Intensive Care COVID-19 Hospital based in HCM City Oncology Hospital in Thủ Đức City. — Photo Courtesy of the Ministry of Health HÀ NỘI — Doctors and medical personnel from three central-level hospitals across Việt Nam will help set up three COVID-19 intensive centres with 3,000 beds in HCM City in a bid to reduce the number of deaths amid rising number of seriously ill patients. Health Minister Nguyễn Thanh Long said during a meeting on Thursday that the Hà Nội-based Việt Đức, Bạch Mai and Huế Central hospitals will be assisting local staff in the treatment of patients in a critical condition. Long said that the southern city was struggling to cope with unprecedented COVID-19 outbreaks that are the largest and toughest to contain to date, despite the increasingly drastic measures that HCM Cit authorities have implemented. He went on to say that despite the rising case numbers the city was on the right track. “The …

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Securities firms cautious on directionless stock market Viet Nam’s stock market struggled to find direction last week as liquidity fell continuously and foreign investors net sold a value of more than VND2.22 trillion (US$96.6 million), causing analysts from securities firms to have cautious views of the market this week. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the market benchmark VN-Index inched down in the last trading session to 1,268.83 points, while the HNX-Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) plunged to 301.77 points. For the week, the VN-Index lost 2.34 per cent and the HNX-Index plummeted 1.95 per cent. Both benchmarks had declined more than 4 per cent since the close of trade Monday. The liquidity on both exchanges declined compared to the previous week. It was lower than the recent 20-week average, with a value of VND20.5 trillion per session. The trading value on the HOSE decreased by 5.2 per cent to VND91.54 trillion, equivalent to a drop of 4 per cent in …

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Banks set conditions to lower interest rates The recent news by several Commercial Banks to lower lending interest rates can be considered good for businesses in particular and the economy in general. However, lowering loan interest rates is difficult to achieve. Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu of the State Bank of Vietnam had assigned the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) to gather consensus on reducing of interest rates. After VNBA held an online meeting, a record sixteen Commercial Banks agreed to reduce interest rates to support businesses facing difficulties during the current ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. It is believed by many, that reduced interest rates at this time will prove to be a salvation for businesses, besides also providing support for banks. In a nutshell, it will be a boon for businesses, and also lend support to debtors in recovering from their debts. If enterprises are in trouble and unable to pay their debts, it causes more bad debts, besides increasing risk …

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