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"We're living in an information era with the boom of social media," Cuong said. "So we need to take advantage of that and make public everything about the epidemic and get co-operation from the public in the fight against it. That has partly contributed to our success." The official noted that some Vietnamese health facilities that are dealing with the Covid-19 are co-operated by the Ministry of Health and the US' Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and all progress was updated globally. "Experts from the WHO in Vietnam are closely working with local doctors in fighting Covid-19," he added. "They attended all our meetings and conferences. So we can’t hide anything." The official stressed that Vietnam had always carried out preventive measures ahead of WHO warnings and all those measures had proved effective. "When the virus outbreak started in China, we immediately took action before the WHO advised us to, because we have a long border with China and we already saw a … [Read more...] about Health official stresses transparency about virus threat

In addition to Hanoi, 59 other cities and provinces across the country have announced plans to close their preschools, elementary and secondary schools for one or two more weeks. Meanwhile, high school students in the localities will resume classes on March 2. … [Read more...] about Hanoi extends prolonged school break by another week

“It was a bit more difficult to convince my family and my sisters that I could go for such a trip. It was not even a thing my family could even think about. But by sharing our plans and explaining our project, they now see we are happy on the road and they fully support us!” … [Read more...] about A honeymoon to remember

Hanoi chairman Nguyen Duc Chung speaks at a meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control on February 28, 2020. Photo: Xuan Long / Tuoi Tre Meanwhile, authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have yet to announce a decision on when schools could open again as of Saturday morning. … [Read more...] about Hanoi closes schools for another week due to COVID-19

Before presenting these boxes, the company had co-operated with the National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals and Zuellig Pharma Vietnam to provide training courses to local healthcare staff. “This demonstrates our group’s long-term commitment to supporting the community, especially in vaccinations – a key task for the sector in Vietnam,” said Marc Franck, chief executive of Zuellig Pharma Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Pharma initiatives to cure the needy