The hospital rolls out containment measures at the highest level and halted regular medical checkups and treatment. Hanoi's authority has lifted the 14-day lockdown on Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital, starting from October 18. Nguyen Quoc Hoan, Vice Chairman of Hoan Kiem District People's Committee said the quarantine on Phu Doan, Hang Bong and other streets around the hospital was removed. The hospital is asked to continue observing preventive measures against the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier, the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital detected a Covid-19 patient in its premises on September 30 and the figure rose to 34, with no deaths. Upon the detection of the first case, the hospital rolled out containment measures at the highest level and halted regular medical checkups and treatment. At present, nearly 2,085 people are staying at the hospital, including about 335 patients and 1,045 hospital staff. The Hoan Kiem District functional force removes the …
Third session of 10th HCMC People’s Council opened
The third session of the 10th People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City is officially opened this morning. According to Ms. Le, this is a major meeting of the Municipal People’s Council to evaluate deeply and comprehensively the efforts of the city in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting is scheduled to take place in one and half a day at three places of 11 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan, 272 Vo Thi Sau and 255 Tran Hung Dao street. At the beginning of the meeting, the delegates spent a minute to commemorate people, frontline forces, medical workers who have sacrificed and died from Covid-19. Attending the meeting were Mr. Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member, Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee ; Nguyen Thien Nhan, former Politburo member, former Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Head of Ho Chi Minh City Delegation of the 14th National Assembly Deputies and Deputy of the 15th National Assembly; Phan Van Mai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing …
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Despite Covid hurdles, businesses strive to sustain production, supply of essential goods
Special factors at two high-end resorts of Sun Group named in the Top 25 Leading Asian Resorts VinFast announces global debut of its new EVs at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show Sun Group launch colourful riverside resort city - Sun Riverside Village Sun Group makes a cooperation with The Ascott Limited Sun Group wins the award of the “Best Workplace in Asia” for the second time The Vietnam Strong Brands 2021 awards ceremony was held in Hanoi recently. The programme, with the theme ‘Overcoming challenges ’this year, named Masan Group among the Top 10 Strong Brands in Vietnam for its ability to adapt, transform strongly and contribute to the community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Representative of Masan Group receives the Vietnam Strong Brand Award 2021. Vietnam Strong Brands is organised by Vietnam Economic Review to honour entrepreneurs and businesses for outstanding achievements in business performance, brand protection, product and service quality, …
Phu Tho faces new Covid-19 outbreak
A new Covid-19 outbreak is spreading fast in the northern province of Phu Tho. Health workers take samples for Covid-19 testing in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province Phu Tho authorities have reported 38 more Covid-19 infections on Monday morning, raising the total number of patients confirmed over the past five days to 92. Another 122 suspicious cases are awaiting further testing. The outbreak was mostly reported in Viet Tri City, and two districts of Phu Ninh and Lam Thao. Several areas have been locked down and over 800 people have been sent to quarantine after having come into close contact with the patients. The local healthcare department is speeding up testing activities at locked-down areas. More than 32,500 samples have been taken in the past 24 hours. According to Phu Tho Provincial Health Department, most of the patients are primary and secondary students in Phu Ninh District. "All of the cases were found in the community and the …
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Schools in northern Vietnam closed as COVID-19 cluster found among students
Leaders of Phu Tho Province in northern Vietnam shuttered several K-12 schools last weekend after 47 local students were found infected with COVID-19. The direction was confirmed by Nguyen Van Manh, director of the Phu Tho Department of Education and Training, during an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Sunday. The education authority plans to close in-person classes for one week so that officers can perform COVID-19 screening and outline high-risk areas related to infections. After this phase, the department will consider resuming school operations or switching to online classes based on the real situations. The education department allowed several schools in Viet Tri City and Lam Thao District to halt classes from Saturday to monitor and report individuals that had come into contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients, according to Manh. On the weekend, Phu Tho’s medical forces were put on full alert as they detected six new COVID-19 infections from the …
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Vietnam records 3,193 new COVID-19 cases
Taking sample for COVID-19 testing. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam on October 17 reported 3,193 new infections of COVID-19, including 18 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health. The figure is 36 cases lower than the previous day. HCM City detected the highest number of infections with 1,059, followed by Binh Duong province with 537 and Dong Nai province with 517. The national tally now stands at 864,053, including 859,372 cases recorded since the fourth coronavirus wave hit the country in late April. The Ministry of Health also reported that 3,413 patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 473 requiring invasive ventilation and 21 on life support (ECMO). On the same day, the country saw 63 deaths from the disease. The death toll now hits 21,194. A further 1,340 patients were given the all-clear on the day, taking the total recoveries to 791,844. By October 16, the country had injected nearly 61.92 million doses of …
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COVID-19 basically under control nationwide: PM
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính chairs the meeting on Sunday. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The COVID-19 pandemic has been basically brought under control nationwide five months since the outbreak of the fourth wave ravaged the country, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính at an online meeting on Sunday. The meeting was held between the Government leader and authorities of 63 localities to review COVID-19 prevention and control measures and discuss socio-economic recovery in the future. PM Chính said the Government on October 11 issued Resolution No 128 on the adoption of provisional guidelines on safe and flexible living with COVID-19. Following the resolution, many provinces and cities have relaxed social distancing and gradually moved to live safely and flexibly with COVID-19. He stressed that COVID-19 prevention and control must be implemented consistently across the country. Based on the outcomes of the meeting, the Government and the National Steering Committee for …
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Phú Thọ province deploys wide-scale testing after recording 92 cases in 5 days
Officials putting a part of Hùng Sơn town, Lâm Thao district in quarantine. — VNA/VNS Photo PHÚ THỌ — Authorities of Phú Thọ Province have recorded 38 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the province from October 13 to 92, according to the provincial Department of Health. The initial infection source has not been discovered. To combat the outbreak, Phú Thọ province has enacted a wide-scale testing programme. 1,000 medical workers from 12 medical facilities were mobilised to test people in the areas of Việt Trì City, Lâm Thao and Phù Ninh districts, discovering 112 suspected cases. All suspected cases are subjected to quarantine at home, while they await their RT-PCR test results. The province ordered related authorities to move all new cases to the province’s field hospitals, as well as enacting temporary lockdowns and quick tests for related areas. According to a new document published on October 17 by Phú Thọ province on preventing COVID-19 …