Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia’s Health Ministry announced 13,632 COVID-19 cases on January 22, bringing the total to 965,283, with the death toll adding by 250 to 27,453. According to the ministry, 8,357 more people were discharged from hospitals on the day, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 781,147. The Indonesian government, therefore, decided to extend the current period of public activity restrictions (PPKM) for another two weeks in Java and Bali, from January 26 to February 8, as the country’s ever-increasing COVID-19 infection rate is expected to exceed the 1 million-mark in the coming days. The country’s Health Ministry has also asked hospitals nationwide to convert 40 percent of their health service capacity for COVID-19 treatment. It also asked all hospitals to convert 25 percent of ICU room capacity to provide ICU services to COVID-19 inpatients. On January 22, the Philippine Department of Health reported 2,178 new cases, raising the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 continues developing complicatedly in Southeast Asian nations
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Car rental services in Hanoi faces low demand
According to the providers, rental charges this year have dropped to VND500,000 (USD21.5) from VND2m a day while in previous years, the prices usually went up. They still have customers who have already booked for the 23rd to 30th lunar December but the number has dropped significantly. In previous years, customers had to book cars before the New Year. Pham Viet Manh, a provider in Bac Tu Liem District, said, "Families who want to return to their hometowns for Tet often rent cars. This year’s holiday is long so we offered seven to 10-day packages that cost VND12m (USD518) to VND22.5m. But there are only a few customers. I hope travelling will return to normal soon or else transportation businesses may go bankrupt." In addition, many companies have coaches to bring their employees to their hometowns. Additional passenger buses and trains were also added to meet demands so there are not many customers left. Overseas Vietnamese are also a part of their customer base and they … [Read more...] about Car rental services in Hanoi faces low demand
WHO Representative praises Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight
Regarding COVID-19 vaccines, Park stated that as of January 19, 237 candidate vaccines are under development globally. Of these, 64 are either under clinical trial, and some of them have been in phase 3 or being authorized for emergency use in some countries. Some vaccines are under review of WHO emergency use listing. WHO recognises Vietnam’s active participation in this global effort with a candidate vaccine being developed in the country, and acknowledges one of them have already started clinical trial phase 1 and others are also shown well progress to start the clinical trial soon. This is really impressive, he said. “It is a pride of biotechnology in the country,” he asserted. One year since the first case of COVID-19 confirmed in the country (January 23, 2020-2021), thanks to the effective implementation of key measures in the prevention and control of the panemic, the number of infections in Vietnam stand at only 1,548, including 35 deaths./. … [Read more...] about WHO Representative praises Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight