Covid 19 hotspot

Da Nang, Vietnam’s Covid-19 hotspot, has gone 13 days without new domestic infections while nearly 72,000 people representing local families tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the city's Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Fighting said Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Da Nang to reopen beaches with Covid-19 wave contained

Da Nang eased social distancing measures on September 5, and the transport ministry allowed the resumption of public transport services to and from the city two days later. The central city, the epicenter of the second wave of Covid-19, has basically brought the outbreak under control with 10 days without new cases. … [Read more...] about HCMC mandates Covid-19 test for people arriving from Da Nang

The city has also agreed to reopen its public beaches and allow restaurants and eateries to offer eat-in services from Friday. The popular tourism hub has a coastline of 30 km and is home to many of Vietnam’s most beautiful beaches like My Khe, Non Nuoc, and Nam O. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines ups Da Nang flight frequency as Covid-19 outbreak eases

Patients numbered 1061, 1062 and 1063, aged between 23 and 26, returned on repatriation flight VN5062 of Vietnam Airlines that landed at Cam Ranh International Airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa on September 10. They were taken to quarantine facilities in neighboring Phu Yen Province. … [Read more...] about Three Russia returnees diagnosed with Covid-19

Hanoi (VNA) – Some Southeast Asian countries continued to record sharp rises in the numbers of COVID-19 cases on September 11, with the Philippines still the biggest hotspot in the region. The Philippine Department of Health confirmed an additional 4,040 infections of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the biggest daily rise over the last 12 days, raising the COVID-19 tally in the nation to 24,947 – the highest in Southeast Asia. The country also saw 42 more related deaths, bringing the total fatalities to 4,066. Under-Secretary of Health Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Philippines is promoting the capacity of the whole healthcare system, with a focus on increasing beds at public hospitals.  The government will also increase COVID-19 testing laboratories and quarantine facilities while installing more bedrooms for medical workers, she added. In Myanmar, 115 new cases were reported on September 11, one day after new lockdown measures had been imposed in an effort to … [Read more...] about Numbers of COVID-19 cases continue increasing in some SEA nations