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Army chemical units spray disinfectant on roads in HCM City's Thủ Đức City on Thursday morning. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Khu HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Friday recorded the most ever COVID-19 cases in one day, with 7,307 cases, according to the Ministry of Health. The new infections included 7,295 community cases and 12 imported that were quarantined upon arrival. The national tally of COVID-19 cases has reached 81,678, including 79,537 domestic and 2,141 imported cases. HCM City still topped the list of most infections with 4,913, followed by Bình Dương Province (608 cases), Long An Province (602 cases), Tây Ninh Province (212 cases) and Đồng Tháp Province (129 cases). Dozens of cases were also detected in 31 other localities including Tiền Giang, Hà Nội, Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu, Khánh Hòa, Đà Nẵng, Bình Thuận, Ninh Thuận, Cần Thơ, Phú Yên, Quảng Ngãi, Bến Tre, Trà Vinh, Kiên Giang, Vĩnh Long, Nghệ An, Đắk Nông, Bình Định, Đắk Lắk, Bình Phước, Hậu Giang, Bắc Ninh, Vĩnh …

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Binh Duong plans to have 10,000 more beds for Covid-19 patients The Saigon Times A field hospital in Binh Duong Province. The province is planning to set up more field hospitals with a total capacity of 10,000 beds for Covid-19 patients - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Due to the complicated development of Covid-19, Binh Duong Province is planning to set up more field hospitals with a total capacity of 10,000 beds for Covid-19 patients. The plan was announced by the Binh Duong anti-Covid-19 steering committee at a press briefing on July 23. The province has reported over 5,360 domestic Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths in the ongoing fourth Covid-19 wave, which began in late April. The disease has hit three cities, two towns and four districts in the province. The plan to establish field hospitals will be carried out soon, as the province has a mere 11 Covid-19 treatment facilities with over 4,000 beds. Some 3,500 Covid-19 patients are receiving treatment, with 44 pregnant women, 38 …

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Vietnam’s daily Covid-19 case number exceeds 7,000 The Saigon Times A medical worker takes samples from a woman for Covid-19 testing. Vietnam reported over 3,409 new Covid-19 cases, including 3,397 domestic infections and 12 imported cases, on Friday evening - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Ministry of Health confirmed 3,397 new domestic Covid-19 infections in 30 cities and provinces and 12 imported cases this evening, July 23, sending the country’s total number of new infections in a single day to an all-time high of 7,307. Southern localities took the lead in terms of new infections this eveninh, with 1,611 cases detected in HCMC, 571 in Binh Duong, 379 in Long An, 184 in Dong Nai, 176 in Tay Ninh, 98 in Dong Thap, 58 in Tien Giang and 58 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Besides, the ministry confirmed 56 cases in Hanoi, 51 in Khanh Hoa, 26 in Quang Ngai, 24 each in Binh Thuan and Can Tho, 18 in Ninh Thuan and 15 in Phu Yen. Dak Nong, Tra Vinh, Binh Dinh, Binh Phuoc, Hau Giang, Bac …

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Hanoi’s government has considered the goal of reducing poverty and ensuring social security one of the key socio-economic development tasks. Hanoi has completed poverty reduction targets two years earlier than scheduled and the number of households with decent incomes is increasing, Kinh Te & Do Thi reported. Leaders of Nghia Tan ward in Cau Giay district give donations to support three poor households. Photo: Oanh Tran Poor households in Hanoi accounted for 3.64% of the total in 2016 and the rate has been reduced to 0.42% as of June 2020. Currently, only 8,754 households in Hanoi are classified as poor. Hanoi’s government has considered the goal of reducing poverty and ensuring social security one of the key socio-economic development tasks. Thus, the city has issued many specific mechanisms and policies for poverty reduction. So far, poverty has been eradicated in eight districts of Hanoi as the result of the efforts and determination of the city …

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"Due to the large number of infected people, Russian authorities couldn't trace every source of infection and put them in quarantine camps like the Vietnamese government did. Most of the positive cases were isolated in their homes," said Tran Dam Rang, 27, an Earth Science researcher who has lived in Russia for nine years. He said he had contracted Covid-19 and recovered more than two weeks ago, after a period of self-quarantine and treatment in the dormitory. When a positive case was detected, the dormitory management asked residents of each floor to limit contact with people on other floors. In case positive cases were found on multiple floors, the local health authority isolated the whole building, conducted testing and monitored treatment until there were no infected people left in the building. Only then were the barricades removed. Those not living in the dormitory were instructed to isolate and monitor themselves at home. They would be punished if they left the house of …

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Vietnam has secured commitments to receive 105 million vaccine doses. Photo: Le Toan Last week, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a phone call with Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis, reaffirming both nations’ ever-increasing cooperation across many areas, with a highlight in sharing experiences in fighting the current pandemic. Praising Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in fighting COVID-19, President Iohannis said his government will give Vietnam 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and will consider giving more in the future. Earlier on July 10, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also had a phone call with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Both leaders said that the two countries will further tighten cooperation, with mutual support in pushing back the pandemic. PM Chinh suggested that the Indian government prioritise to assist Vietnam in access to vaccines in different forms as fast as possible, and also cooperate in transferring vaccine-producing …

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Many hotels are for sale, especially in the main centres of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Danang, photo Le Toan The detrimental impact of the pandemic has brought many hotels on the verge of a financial crisis, and more Vietnamese hoteliers are now seeking foreign investors to sell their assets in the wake of current COVID-19 outbreaks. Vietnam has been an alluring investment destination for hotel investments to both local and foreign investors. The interest to participate in hotel mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is very high, and most international hotel investment groups and funds have been looking at Vietnam. “They see both the short- and long-term potential of the country for hospitality and real estate. In several cases, investors are willing to accept a period of negative cash flow while waiting for recovery,” said Mauro Gasparotti, director of Savills Hotels APAC. However, Gasparotti added, the main obstacle for M&A was never the lack of investment demand but …

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The Vietnamese sports delegation marches at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Leading the Vietnamese contingent, athletes Quách Thị Lan and Nguyễn Huy Hoàng, proudly carried the national flag aloft during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics last night. For the first time in the history of the Games, each nation that took part was led by both a female and male athlete, as part of the International Olympic Committee's efforts to push gender equality. Swimmer Hoàng and runner Lan were bestowed the honour by the Việt Nam Olympic Committee. Amid the pomp and circumstances of the opening ceremony, the pair was followed by the Vietnamese team. The 43-strong contingent is made up of 18 athletes who will compete in 11 sports. Weightlifting, shooting and taekwondo are the events considered Việt Nam’s best possible chance of taking home a medal. For many of the athletes, this is …

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Nitin Kapoor, chairman of AstraZeneca Vietnam and Asia Asia Frontier Markets (second right), presents the donation to Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong (second, left) on Friday. —Photo courtesy of the British Embassy in Vietnam AstraZeneca Vietnam on Friday donated 150,000 boxes of medicine worth VND62.6 billion to the Ministry of Health to support the treatment of non-communicable disease patients during the coronavirus pandemic. Viet Nam is facing the fourth outbreak of the virus with surging cases across the country. Amid the pandemic, the country is also facing the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that are currently the leading cause of death, accounting for about 70 per cent of the local disease burden. Nationwide, 77 out of 100 deaths are due to NCDs, of which cardiovascular diseases account for 31 per cent, cancer 19 per cent, COPD 6 per cent, and diabetes 4 per cent. In addition, underlying conditions of NCDs are also aggravating and risk factors for …

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Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn yesterday had a phone conversation with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Yves Le Drian. During the phone conversation, Minister Jean Yves Le Drian said he highly appreciated the important developments in the Việt Nam-France strategic partnership, emphasising that Việt Nam is one of the leading partners in French policy within the Indo-Pacific region. The minister agreed to coordinate with Việt Nam in preparing for the upcoming visits of the leaders as well as the organisation of the 12th local cooperation conference between the two countries in 2022. The 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership in 2023 are also coming up. Minister Le Drian also said he highly appreciated Việt Nam's achievements in recent years, both in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and socio-economic …

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