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The Ministry of Health logged 3,168 new COVID-19 patients in Vietnam on Monday, along with 1,136 recoveries and 75 fatalities. The latest cases, including nine imported and 3,159 local infections, were documented in 45 provinces and cities, the health ministry said, elucidating that 1,261 patients were found in the community. Ho Chi Minh City confirmed 968 of the domestically-infected cases, Binh Duong Province 439, Dong Nai Province 393, Soc Trang Province 174, An Giang Province 109, Kien Giang Province 99, Tien Giang Province 94, Ca Mau Province 77, Khanh Hoa Province 31, Can Tho City 27, Ba Ria-Vung Tau eight, and Hanoi six. Vietnam had registered 3,175 locally-acquired infections on Sunday. The country has reported 862,531 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave emerged on April 27. Ho Chi Minh City is a hotbed with 418,692 patients, followed by Binh Duong Province with 225,853, Dong Nai Province with 59,015, Long An …

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HCM City People’s Committee has proposed to spend VND15.9 trillion (USD691.31 million) on the first phase of an expressway linking the city and Moc Bai Border Gate in Tay Ninh Province. The 50-kilometre route starting from Belt Road 3 in Cu Chi District in HCM City will connect to National Highway 22 at the Moc Bai Border Gate area. The 23.7-kilometre section which runs through HCM City will have eight lanes, with the Tay Ninh stretch using six lanes. The first phase of the project, which will be carried out under the form of public-private partnership (PPP), is scheduled for completion in 2025. Of the investment capital, VND7.43 trillion will be for site clearance and resettlement. The committee recommended the funding of VND5.9 trillion for the project’s site clearance and compensation settlement. The project is expected to ease traffic congestion and improve connectivity between Tay Ninh and the Southern Key Economic Zone. The expressway will require site …

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Ho Chi Minh City has 78 self-nominated candidates running in the upcoming election of deputies to the 14 th National Assembly and the municipal People’s Council. Application papers of the candidates were submitted to the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on March 14 for the second consultative conference which will take place on March 17. The first consultative conference in Ho Chi Minh City According to the city’s election committee, 90 candidates are running for seats in the NA; more than half of whom, or 50 people, are independent candidates while the remaining were nominated by organizations. There are 203 candidates for the municipal People’s Council, including 28 self-nominated candidates, the committee unveiled. President of the VFF Ho Chi Minh City chapter Nguyen Hoang Nang said after the conference, feedback from voters where each nominated candidate resides will start being collected, while for the independent …

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Local residents were eager to buy a ticket and enjoy the beautiful landscapes passing by along the Saigon River. The 40-minute boat trip from Bach Dang Wharf to Linh Dong Wharf helped Kieu Anh and many other passengers once again feel the vitality of Vietnam’s southern hub, which has been hit hard by the pandemic. The Daily Company, which runs the waterway transport route, expects to operate 12 trips at 50 percent onboard capacity initially. Passengers are required to show a QR code or a vaccination certificate declaring their travel and vaccination history, or a certificate proving they are free of COVID-19, and must strictly follow the “5K message” during the trip. Fares remain the same as before the pandemic, at 15,000 VND per trip. VNA …

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Six hundred outstanding youth union members from units participated in the event that was divided into six sub-camps, named after the islands of An Bang, Sinh Ton, Song Tu Tay, Nam Yet, Son Ca, and Phan Vinh. The camp consisted of various activities such as offering incense and flowers to President Ho Chi Minh and martyrs at the Rung Sac war cemetery; educating youths about the tradition of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Border Guard Force; promoting information dissemination on the cause of protecting national sovereignty, territory, and border security; organizing exchange program and so on. Translated by Chung Anh …

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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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Of this, the Ministry of Health received around VND21.2 trillion, which it used to purchase vaccines, build ICUs and treat patients. The Ministry of Public Security received VND1.4 trillion, and the Ministry of National Defense received VND2.7 trillion, the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 said Sunday. Around VND5.2 trillion was distributed to localities with complex pandemic situations, including Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Hai Duong, all major industrial hubs. 137,000 tons of rice from the national reserve has been distributed to 31 localities to ensure food security during the pandemic. Several businesses and organizations, both inside and outside of Vietnam, and foreign governments have also provided thousands of ventilators, masks, test kits and other tools and equipment for the coronavirus fight. Around 300,000 personnel from medical, military and police forces have been dispatched throughout the country. Of these, 20,000 were health workers, 133,000 …

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HCMC production slumps Due to the complicated developments of Covid-19, many factories have reported operation suspensions or capacity reduction in light of restrictions to contain the pandemic. The realized capital of FDI projects in August declined by 14.3 percent compared to the previous month and 12.2 percent compared to the same period last year. However, the figure recorded a slight increase in the first eight months of the year. The most worrying issue is the ability of the manufacturing industry to sustain operations in the context of prolonged social distancing. Industrial production in Vietnam in August decreased by 11 percent compared to a year ago, with Ho Chi Minh City recording a slump of 51 percent. Vietnam needs to create favorable conditions for enterprises to ensure business continuity The garment and textile, leather and footwear sectors have been strongly affected by the pandemic as most of their factories are located in the southeastern …

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Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The General Department of State Reserves under the Ministry of Finance provided over 136,300 tonnes of rice to help pandemic-hit people from August 16 to October 8. national reserve have been transferred to 9 southern provinces and cities to help thousands of people facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Particularly, Ho Chi Minh City received over 71,000 tonnes of free rice. Meanwhile, 4,117.8 tonnes of rice were handed over to Binh Phuoc, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang provinces while 1,847 tonnes of rice were given to Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces rice to support 3,360 households with 13,925 people in 10 districts of Gia Lai province. According to the General Department of State Reserves, the timely provision of food from the national reserve is one of the important political tasks particularly in the context of social distancing in many localities due to the complicated development of the COVID-19 …

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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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