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The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 4,134 cases, Binh Duong with 3,793 cases and Dong Nai with 616 cases. Of the day's tally, 4,453 cases were detected in the community. The health ministry also confirmed 10,528 discharges the same day, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 538,454. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 18,758 with the confirmation of 174 deaths Monday. The average number of new cases in the country for the past seven days has been 10,035 a day while the national death rate over the past week has been 208 a day on average. The country has vaccinated over 39.23 million people with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot. Over 8.2 million have been fully vaccinated. …

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A QR code to submit health declarations on a stall in Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm District. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hiếu HÀ NỘI — A further 9,362 COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam on Monday, bringing the national tally to 766,051 cases. Another 174 COVID-19 deaths were also announced. The majority of these deaths were in HCM City, with 122 deaths. Total deaths now stand at 18,758. Việt Nam's mortality rate is 0.4 per cent higher than the world’s average, which stands at 2 per cent. The Ministry of Health also announced there are currently more than 4,100 COVID-19 patients considered seriously ill. 29 of these are being treated with ECMO. Of the new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday, 20 were imported while 9,342 cases were locally transmitted – a decrease of 669 cases compared to Sunday. Among the new local infections, HCM City again recorded the highest with 4,134, followed by the southern provinces of Bình Dương (3,793) and Đồng Nai (616). Other cases were found in Long An …

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The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on September 27 transferred 1,317,500 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Health. The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company transfers 1,317,500 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Health on September 27. The vaccines belong to VNVC's contract to buy 30 million doses from AstraZeneca which was signed in November 2020. So far AstraZeneca has delivered nearly 15 million doses in the contract to Vietnam. The Vietnamese Ministry of Health is responsible for carrying out the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign which gives free vaccination to all local people. According to the ministry, Vietnam has received nearly 53 million doses so far through the COVAX facility, foreign government aid, and commercial contracts. The country aims to vaccinate 70 percent of its population by next April. By the end of Sunday, the country had conducted over 38.36 million …

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Vietnam confirmed an additional 9,362 Covid-19 infections on Monday and 10,528 patients were discharged from hospital following their recovery the same day, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, 9,342 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 36 localities including HCM City (4,134), Binh Duong (3,793), Dong Nai (616), Long An (190), An Giang (131), and Tay Ninh (80). There were 20 imported patients confirmed today. The new infection number showed a decrease of 669 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 4,453 infections found in the community. As of Monday evening, 761,527 infections have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April, with some southern localities recording high infections such as HCM City (375,794), Binh Duong (203,989), Dong Nai (46,283), Long An (31,979), and Tien Giang (13,845). The outbreak has so far spread to 62 out of 63 cities and provinces …

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received 2.6 million doses of the Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the German Government at a ceremony on September 27. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung (R) receives a token of the vaccine from German Ambassador to Vietnam Guido Hildner at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) At the event, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung thanked the German Government for the donation via a bilateral channel as well as its medical aid for Vietnam, including over 850,000 doses of the Astrazeneca vaccine via the COVAX Facility and many medical supplies and equipment. The Deputy FM considered the practical support a vivid proof of the two nations’ friendship amid both sides’ celebration of their ten-year strategic partnership (October 11, 2011 – 2021). He hoped German Ambassador to Vietnam Guido Hildner, who handed over the vaccine at the ceremony, will continue propose the German Government offer medical …

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Illustrative image (Photo: AFP/VNA) Singapore (VNA): Singapore reported 1,939 new COVID-19 cases on September 26, a daily record since the start of the pandemic and marking the sixth consecutive day new infections have exceeded the 1,000 mark. Of the new cases, 417 were people above the age of 60. There were also five imported cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in an update released to the media at about 11pm. The same day, the country also recorded two more fatalities, taking the national death toll to 78. There have been 23 deaths in September so far, a new monthly record. The number of deaths tended to increase when Singapore opened on August 10, with a total of 23 cases in September, compared with 18 cases in August. Singapore has mobilized additional personnel from the Singapore Air Force (SAF) and the People's Association (PA) to support patients receiving treatment at home. From September 27, Singapore began to tighten social distancing measures, …

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Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City has seen higher efficiency as the numbers of new cases, severe patients and deaths have decreased while the number of discharged patients has increased rapidly, said a municipal official. Speaking at a press conference held by HCM City's Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on September 26, Chief of Office of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai said 3,512 patients were hospitalised on September 25, a sharp decline compared to the previous days. The number of seriously ill patients who need support of ventilators fell to 1,918 on September 25 compared to 2,037 on September 23 and 2,174 on September 21, she said. The number of fatalities also saw a remarkable drop, with 131 deaths recorded on September 26 compared to more than 350 cases in late August, Mai stressed. The number of patients discharged from hospitals has also …

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Vietnam’s premier has directed relevant agencies to work with their foreign counterparts on reciprocal recognition of COVID-19 immunization certifications, often called 'vaccine passports,' to facilitate travel amid the pandemic. In a recent dispatch, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health to promptly discuss the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certifications with competent authorities of ASEAN countries, EU member states, the U.S., China, Japan, and others. Such reciprocal recognition is important and necessary in the current context when many countries in the world have reopened their economies and brought socio-economic activities back under 'new normal conditions' while continuing to drive back the COVID-19 pandemic, PM Chinh said. 'Vaccine passports,' which may be in paper or electronic form, have been applied by some areas in the country as a means to welcome back international tourists in the coming time. …

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No new COVID-19 infection was detected in Hanoi from 12:00 pm on Saturday to 12:00 pm on Sunday, a record that has not been seen since July 5. According to an announcement from the Hanoi Department of Health at noon on Sunday, the capital city had not seen any new case from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm Sunday, which marks 24 consecutive hours of zero new infections. As of Sunday morning, Hanoi health officials had administered over 6.7 million COVID-19 jabs to residents, with nearly 950,000 being follow-up doses. As the COVID-19 epidemic has been brought under control, Hanoi has resumed numerous services after two months of suspension, including providers and sellers of essential goods, barbershops and hair salons, banks, and post and telecommunications service providers. However, local authorities still ban public gatherings of 10 people and more as well as meetings and events attended by more than 20 people in a room, except essential cases subject to strict epidemic prevention …

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Việt Nam reports 9,362 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, including 20 imported cases and 9,342 local cases. The local cases are in Hồ Chí Minh City (4,134), Bình Dương (3,793), Đồng Nai (616), Long An (190), An Giang (131), Tây Ninh (80), Kiên Giang (73), Tiền Giang (58), Cần Thơ (56), Hà Nam (54), Bình Thuận (32), Khánh Hòa (26), Bình Định (21), Quảng Bình (15), Đồng Tháp (14), Phú Yên (11), Ninh Thuận (9), Kon Tum (5), Cà Mau (4), Bắc Giang (4), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (4), Nghệ An (3), Quảng Ngãi (3), Quảng Trị (3), Vĩnh Long (3), Quảng Nam (3), Đắk Nông (3), Trà Vinh (2), Gia Lai (2), Bến Tre (2), Quảng Ninh (2), Bình Phước (1), Đà Nẵng (1), Thanh Hóa (1), Vĩnh Phúc (1), Hà Nội (1). Among these, 4,453 cases are detected in the community. …

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