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Vietnam’s economic hub Ho Chi Minh City has entered the first day of the seven-day decontamination throughout the city as an effort to curb increasing coronavirus spread that has recently caused thousands of infections every day. The Ho Chi Minh City Command, in conjunction with two chemical engineering units from the 7th Military Region and the Army’s Chemical Corps, has arranged two sanitization teams and 16 specialized vehicles for the disinfection. Binh Chanh District and Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City have been the first target locations for the week-long disinfection that started on Friday morning. Around six tons of chloramine B will be used for the fumigation, the Ho Chi Minh City Command said. The Command asked all of its units in 21 districts and Thu Duc City to closely coordinate with local administrations to ensure order and safety for the sanitization. Along with street disinfection by the two teams, it is necessary to develop plans to sterilize residential …

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Check out the news you should not miss today: Society — Vietnam on Thursday morning reported 2,967 new cases of COVID-19, including 2,433 in Ho Chi Minh City, increasing the country’s tally to 71,144, according to the Ministry of Health. —  Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday started its new COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 930,000 doses expected to be administered to 15 priority groups including people aged above 65, those having chronic illness, and others. — Vietnam reported 36 coronavirus-related deaths from July 17 to 20, taking the country’s total to 370, according to the Ministry of Health. — Hanoi is planning inoculation for its citizens with a target of more than four million out of 5.7 million people aged 18-65 getting vaccinated and up to 200,000 shots being administered per day. — Phan Van Son, deputy head of the Da Nang People's Committee Office, has proposed strengthening COVID-19 prevention measures with outdoor activities, non-essential business activities, …

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Animal feed exports see surge in H1 Luc Ngan lychee of Bac Giang province is protected geographical indication in Japan. Vietnamese firms are urged to pay more attention to register for intellectual property protection in foreign markets. (Photo baochinhphu.vn) Vietnam’s animal feed exports hit nearly 523.88 million USD in the first six months of 2021, up 52.7 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs. China remains the biggest importer of Vietnam’s animal feed, with turnover reaching 188.3 million USD in the reviewed period. In June alone, China spent 36.62 million USD on importing animal feed from Vietnam, up 47.3 percent from the same period last year. Vietnamese exports of animal feed to Cambodia in January-June rose 41.7 percent to 74.81 million USD, maintaining Vietnam’s second largest importer. Meanwhile, the US surpassed India to become Vietnam’s third biggest importer of livestock feed with turnover hitting 56.42 million …

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Agriculture sector remains fairly resilient to COVID-19 While the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the tourism industry and hit industrial production hard, agriculture and community-based agro-forest production have proven resilient in the tourism-intensive central region. Despite an average reduction at 30 per cent of revenue, farmers in suburban Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi have maintained stable incomes compared to other sectors thanks to food chain distribution channels. Traditional fishing and self-sufficient farm production have helped residents in the Chàm Islands off the coast of Hội An, the Lý Sơn Islands off Quảng Ngãi Province and gardeners in rural areas of Cẩm Thanh Commune in Hội An and Hòa Ninh and Túy Loan villages in Đà Nẵng keep going throughout the pandemic. Restaurants, cafes and souvenir shops in Hội An – the most popular tourist destination in central Việt Nam – have closed, but farmers in organic gardens in Cẩm Thanh are still supplying people in …

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What you need to know today in Vietnam! Politics -- State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday sent a greetings letter to Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on the occasion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, according to the Vietnam News Agency. COVID-19 Updates --Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed 3,898 local coronavirus cases nationwide on Friday morning, including 3,302 in Ho Chi Minh City. The country has recorded 74,570 locally-infected patients since April 27, when the fourth virus wave erupted. -- The military will disinfect the entirety of Ho Chi Minh City for seven days from Friday, as the city is battling the worst virus outbreak since it first hit Vietnam early last year. The city has logged 48,863 cases since April 27. -- The Ho Chi Minh City administration is asking the prime minister for over 7,000 health workers as support for its combat against COVID-19. -- Authorities are tracing contacts of a newly-detected coronavirus case …

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Sellers at wet markets to be tested weekly The Saigon Times A local wet market. The Ministry of Health has ordered sellers and employees at local wet markets take Covid-19 quick tests every week to ensure the local markets are safe from the virus - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Ministry of Health has ordered sellers and employees at local wet markets take Covid-19 quick tests every week to ensure these markets are safe from the virus. The order is part of its recent dispatch giving guidelines on Covid-19 prevention and control during the execution of the stay-at-home mandate. The ministry also urged the provincial governments to ask local markets to make Covid-19 safety assessments and update them on the website at antoancovid.vn. Local residents should not to go to the market if they develop symptoms such as fatigue, fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath or self-isolate. They should declare their health status before going to the market, wear face masks, keep a …

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Up to 75% of the country’s total infections were detected in the south which includes 19 cities and provinces. Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has set up a task force in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to assist the metropolis and southern localities in building makeshift hospitals amid the rising Covid-19 infections in the region. The task force will have the right to requisition the ministry’s existing facilities in the localities to serve the mission. A field hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Dan Tri Southern cities and provinces will continue building makeshift hospitals to serve the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Normally, this kind of facility is used to treat asymptomatic cases. In HCMC, apartment blocs have been used as makeshift hospitals. Meanwhile, in Binh Duong, the World Trade Center, the largest exhibition center in the south with an area of 22,000 square meters, has been used as a field hospital of 1,500 beds. In Cantho City and other …

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Gaming the system only damages attempts to tackle COVID-19 outbreak Traditional medicines used to assist COVID-19 treatment Health department proposes reduced hospitalisation time for mild COVID-19 cases HCM City hotels offer free rooms to frontline medical staff 40 more markets to reopen in HCM City this week Daika Vietnam Company in southern Đồng Nai Province set up temporary tents for workers to stay at the company to avoid the spread of coronavirus and maintain production. VNA/VNS Photo Công Phong Khánh Vân With the number of COVID-19 cases continuing to sharply increase and the national caseload surpassing the 40,000 mark, Việt Nam is under pressure to do all it can to control the pandemic. That means an all-out push to curb the spread and this week there have been tighter social distancing measures nationwide, and strict travel restrictions imposed. COVID-19 outbreaks have been seen in 58 out of 63 cities and provinces nationwide, due to …

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HEADACHE: Everton FC manager Rafa Benitez is preparing his team for the pre-season Florida Cup tournament. AFP Photo. Paul Kennedy I saw photographs this week of Everton manager Rafa Benitez (that still feels weird to write) arriving in Florida for his team’s pre-season tournament where they will play Millonarios FC of Colombia. Arsenal and Inter Milan both dropped out of the mini-competition. Rafa, responsible as ever, was wearing a facemask as he led his team off the aeroplane following their arrival in the US. As a result, I couldn’t see if he was smiling for the cameras. Maybe behind the mask he was, but we’ll never know. What we do know, is before a competitive ball has even been kicked with him as manager, Rafa is already facing problems the likes of which he has never faced before. Yes, he will take time to settle because of his previous successful spell with Everton’s arch-rivals, Liverpool, and he sure does need to win the backing of the Goodison faithful, but …

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Traditional medicines used to assist COVID-19 treatment Health department proposes reduced hospitalisation time for mild COVID-19 cases HCM City hotels offer free rooms to frontline medical staff 40 more markets to reopen in HCM City this week Việt Nam determined to curb COVID-19 as number surpasses 40,000 mark People waiting to get vaccinated in a gymnasium in HCM City on July 22, 2021. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Amid soaring coronavirus cases in Việt Nam as the fourth wave of infections ravages across the country, people have been getting up in arms about a privileged few who seem to be arranging opt-outs from lockdowns and jumping the vaccination queue, while the majority of the country diligently follows the rules. Earlier this week, HCM City’s Phú Nhuận District issued an administrative fine for a director of an environment service cooperative for issuing a pass to his daughter to freely navigate the city. Such passes should be reserved for garbage …

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