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COVID-19 checkpoints at the gateways to and from the northern province of Thai Binh are temporarily closed as from 12:00 am October 17, 2021 (Photo: qdnd.vn) Thai Binh (VNA) - COVID-19 checkpoints at the gateways to and from the northern province of Thai Binh have been temporarily closed as from 12:00 am October 17, 2021, according to an official dispatch issued by the provincial People’s Committee. Under the document, all previous regulations contrary to the dispatch are annulled. People arriving in or returning to Thai Binh province must fill health declarations and strictly comply to COVID-19 prevention and control measures. The dispatch is issued to implement the Government's 128/NQ-CP on safety adapting to COVID-19 and effectively and flexible containing the pandemic. At the same time, the provincial People’s Committee required local authorities to further speed up the distribution of vaccines and the progress of vaccination against COVID-19. Passenger and …

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Soc Trang and Ca Mau Provinces have become the new COVID-19 hot spots in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta after welcoming a large number of residents who returned from virus-hit localities. Ca Mau was among the Mekong Delta localities with the least cases, recording only 369 local infections from April 27 to October 1, according to the provincial Department of Health. However, the local tally exceeded 1,100 cases from October 1 to 16, with most of the new patients coming from virus-hit locales. Statistics showed that more than 30,000 people have returned to Ca Mau from such hotbeds as Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai Province, and Binh Duong Province since October 1 following the relaxation of COVID-19 movement restrictions nationwide. Similarly, over 40,000 people have returned to Soc Trang Province from Ho Chi Minh City and some southeast provinces. The province has been logging an average daily count of 200 over the past days, the provincial health department stated. As of October 16, …

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COVID-19 vaccination (Photo: VNA) Hanoi ( VNA) - Vietnam’s economic prospects greatly depend on COVID-19 vaccination speed and scale, the efficiency of pandemic prevention and control measures and the effectiveness of supporting packages, held experts at a conference organised by the Vietnam Economic Strategy Studies Centre (VESS) on October 18. They asserted that bad debts may continue to rise, becoming a threat for the financial system in the post-pandemic period. Therefore, they stresses the need to prepare for worst-case scenarios. Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh, VESS Director said that slow vaccination has held Vietnam back in recovery process in 2021, which can lead to it losing comparative advantage. Currently, Vietnam’s vaccine coverage remains low compared to the world's level, he noted. The resurgence of COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains and affected the labour market, posing severe impacts on domestic businesses, he said, adding that the growth in the first …

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Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 (Photo: AFP/VNA) Washington DC (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc has proposed Pfizer, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, cooperate with Vietnam in the production of COVID-19 treatment drugs and promote to have an effective and safe vaccine for children. Ngoc made the proposal at a meeting between the ASEAN Committee in Washington DC and Stephen Claeys, Senior Director, Trade Policy at Pfizer, on cooperation between ASEAN member states and the US company on October 15 (local time). He appreciated Pfizer's support for Vietnam, and requested this company to realise its commitment to providing Vietnam with 51 million doses of its vaccine in 2021 and continue its discussions with relevant Vietnamese agencies on the vaccine supply in 2022. Sharing Vietnam's view that Pfizer should build a production base in Southeast Asia, ambassadors and representatives from several countries such as the …

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A vaccine being administered in Lâm Thao District, Phú Thọ Province, on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trung Kiên HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health announced 3,168 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the country's tally to 867,221. A further 75 deaths were also announced, mostly in southern provinces (51 in HCM City and 14 in Bình Dương Province). The national death count is now 21,269, about 2.5 per cent of the total confirmed cases. Five southern localities saw three-digit numbers of new cases today; HCM City (968 cases), Bình Dương (439), Đồng Nai (393), Sóc Trăng (174), and An Giang (109), followed by four more Mekong Delta provinces; Kiên Giang (99), Tiền Giang (94), Cà Mau (77), Long An (68) and Đồng Tháp (61), showing that the southern regions continue to be the country's biggest hot spot. The breakdown in daily new cases in the rest of the country is as follows; Phú Thọ (58), Bạc Liêu (48), Đắk Lắk (46), Quảng Nam (45), Thanh Hóa (42), Gia Lai (40), Trà Vinh (33), Khánh Hòa …

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Central Retail, which operates outlets under the brands Go, Big C, and Top Markets, said all customers are required to have been vaccinated with at least one dose or to have recovered from Covid-19 as the city requires. The chain will continue to strictly carry out safety requirements, said Marketing Director Nguyen Thi Bich Van. Lender ACB has done the same at all its branches. The company have also assigned people to help elders who are not tech-savvy. Gong Cha bubble tea is also requiring customers to show a ‘green pass’, a mobile app that records the users’ vaccination status. Local residents comply with the city’s regulations, and as the city has a high vaccination rate, there is not much difficulty for people to obtain a green pass, spokesperson Tran Ngoc An said. Some businesses are also using QR codes to record the travel history of employees and customers. These codes are placed at the entry points of buildings. Nguyen Bich Tram, CEO of female fashion chain OLV, …

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On the afternoon of Oct. 17, Hai read a message in the parent group chat about a fourth grader at Bai Bang Primary School, Phong Chau Town, northern Phu Tho Province, infected with the novel coronavirus. She was quickly informed this student was on the shuttle bus with her daughter, a grade two student at the school. Contacting the bus operator, Hai learned the infected student had registered for the bus when she was in grades one and two before stopping using the service. About a week ago, due to prolonged rain, her parents wanted to resume using the pick up service. "The student only used the bus for a few days, so the operator could not immediately determine which bus she was on. My child and more than 70 others were classified as those coming into close contact with a Covid patient," said Hai, 32. After reporting to the Phu Ninh Commune clinic, Hai and her daughter were asked to stay at home and not visit any centralized testing site like other students. Instead, medical …

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The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 968 cases, Binh Duong with 439 cases and Dong Nai with 393 cases. Of the day's tally, 1,261 cases were detected in the community. The Health Ministry also confirmed 1,136 recoveries the same day, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 792,980. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 21,269 with the confirmation of 75 deaths Monday. The average number of new cases in the country for the past seven days has been 3,260 a day while the national death rate has been 86 a day on average. Over 45.3 million have been vaccinated, with more than 18.2 million receiving two doses. …

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Part of Mong Cai city in Quang Ninh province (Photo: baoquangninh.com.vn) Quang Ninh (VNA) – Quang Ninh ’s success in protecting “ green zones ” from the latest COVID-19 outbreak has created an impulse for businesses based in this northeastern province to recover operations and flexibly and safely adapt to the pandemic. Quang Ninh posted an estimated economic growth rate of 8.6 percent in the first nine months of 2021, much higher than the national average, which was mainly driven by the processing and manufacturing industry. The province’s contribution to the State budget topped 33.5 trillion VND (1.47 billion USD), equivalent to 93 percent of the sum collected in the same period last year, while total investment in society approximated 64 trillion VND, up 7.8 percent. Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tuong Van attributed the achievements to local businesses and entrepreneurs’ proactiveness in implementing various solutions such as …

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Packing rice at Vietnam Southern Food Corp (Vinafood 2). Viet Nam’s rice export is expected to achieve its target of 6.3 million tonnes worth US$3.2 billion this year. —VNA/VNS Photo Vu Sinh Viet Nam is expected to achieve its rice export target of 6.3 million tonnes worth US$3.2 billion this year due to high global demand and an increase in export prices. Statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs showed the country exported 593,600 tonnes of rice in September, worth over $293.1 million, increasing by 19 per cent in volume and 20.5 per cent in value compared to last year’s figures. Viet Nam shipped abroad 4.57 million tonnes of rice worth over $2.41 billion during the nine-month period, a drop of 8.3 per cent in volume and 1.2 per cent in value year-on-year. “The rice export has resumed since September despite the fact that social distancing is still being applied in many southern provinces and cities,” said Nguyen Quoc Toan, General Director of the Agro …

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