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Ho Chi Minh City led with 4,237 new cases, followed by Binh Duong (2,877) and Dong Nai (939). Saturday's infection tally pushed the infection tally in the ongoing wave since late April to 672,593. 220 deaths were recorded on Saturday, including 165 in HCMC, 39 in its neighbor Binh Duong and seven in the Mekong Delta's Kien Giang. Other deaths were recorded in Tay Ninh (three), Dong Thap (two) and Binh Thuan, Thanh Hoa, Quang Ngai and Hanoi (one each). The national death rate over the past week has been 250 a day on average. The coronavirus death toll in Vietnam so far is 16,857, or 2.5 percent of all infections, compared to the world's average of 2.1 percent. Also on Saturday, 14,903 Covid-19 patients were announced recovered, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 448,368. The country has vaccinated over 33 million people with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot. Over 6.3 million have been fully vaccinated. Ho Chi Minh City, epicenter of the fourth …

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Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics -- Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi on Saturday night for an official visit to Cuba, which is scheduled to run from September 18 to 20. COVID-19 Updates -- The Ministry of Health documented 9,373 COVID-19 cases, including 4,237 in Ho Chi Minh City, on Saturday evening, raising the country’s tally to 677,023, with 448,368 recoveries and 16,857 deaths. -- The National Ethics Committee in Biomedical Research on Saturday approved the mid-term evaluation report of the third phase of clinical trials for Vietnam's homegrown Nano Covax COVID-19 vaccine. -- The central city of Da Nang recorded no local infection for the first time in 70 days on Saturday even though authorities had been conducting mass testing over the past days, according to the municipal steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. -- The Ministry of Health has required authorities in …

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Peter Scott, an Australian from Queensland, was happy to hear that the Vietnamese government plans to reopen the famous resort island to vaccinated foreign tourists from next month after nearly two years of closing national borders. "That's the best news I've heard in the last 18 months. I'll wait a few more weeks to return to Vietnam." Scott said he has already traveled to Phu Quoc four times and was impressed by the beauty of long, sandy beaches, peaceful fishing villages and busy night market. "It's a really beautiful island. I was taken by a local to visit fishing villages and enjoy seafood." But the foreigners that VnExpress International spoke to were also unanimous that quarantine requirements would be decision-influencing factor in making a trip to the Mekong Delta island. Their concern was that although Vietnamese authorities agreed to reopen the island, they did not specify whether fully vaccinated visitors would be exempt from the 14-day quarantine or have the …

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T-shirts with images of personal QR Codes containing vaccination information have been launched in the market. Local newspapers report that Hanoi has asked the Ministry of Health to give guidance on allowing people who have two vaccination shots to travel. This has spawned several business ideas. Citizens may have to show their printed vaccination certificates or QR Codes certifying vaccination. If they use QR Codes, they will have to use smartphones and have their QR Codes scanned at checkpoints. To make the process convenient and time saving, personal QR Codes can be printed on T-shirts. If so, they will not have to show their smartphones to officers at checkpoints. The price of one T-shirt, including the printing fee, is VND100,000-150,000. Nguyen Truong Vu, a T-shirt seller, said that he can print the customized QR Codes. “The T-shirts help their owners scan QR Codes very quickly and conveniently. The owners don’t have to spend time to take their smartphones from …

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