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Gaming the system only damages attempts to tackle COVID-19 outbreak Traditional medicines used to assist COVID-19 treatment Health department proposes reduced hospitalisation time for mild COVID-19 cases HCM City hotels offer free rooms to frontline medical staff 40 more markets to reopen in HCM City this week Daika Vietnam Company in southern Đồng Nai Province set up temporary tents for workers to stay at the company to avoid the spread of coronavirus and maintain production. VNA/VNS Photo Công Phong Khánh Vân With the number of COVID-19 cases continuing to sharply increase and the national caseload surpassing the 40,000 mark, Việt Nam is under pressure to do all it can to control the pandemic. That means an all-out push to curb the spread and this week there have been tighter social distancing measures nationwide, and strict travel restrictions imposed. COVID-19 outbreaks have been seen in 58 out of 63 cities and provinces nationwide, due to …

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The French Embassy in Hanoi and the French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City are organizing a vaccination campaign for their compatriots and the staff of the French diplomatic network in Vietnam, with the authorization of the Vietnamese authorities. Free-of-charge Moderna jabs will be administered in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from July 27, according to an announcement on the French Consulate General’s verified Facebook page last week. Eligibility for the campaign is limited to French nationals aged 18 and over currently in Vietnam and their spouses regardless of nationality, foreign parents of French minors, and French government employees and their spouses. Vaccine doses will be administered at the Hanoi French Hospital in Hanoi and FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Registrations for appointments opened on July 15 on FV Hospital’s website. The campaign followed Vietnam’s announcement to give foreign citizens living and working in the Southeast Asian country …

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Danang has recorded 12 new suspected cases of Covid-19 infection, according to acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long. Long said community infection might have started since early July and many people might have been infected. They have found 12 new suspected cases. The situation is very complicated and may spread to other cities and provinces. He had talked with the Chairman of Danang People's Committee Huynh Duc Tho about the possibility of implementing social distancing rules in Danang again. The Ministry of Health agreed to lock down Danang Hospital, C Hospital and the Orthopaedic and Physical Rehabilitation Hospital of Danang. Since the patient zero in Danang hasn't been found so they will ask anyone who has come to Danang in the past week to self-isolate. Those who have coughs and fevers will be tested. "The biggest outbreak is from three hospitals that are located close to each other. The situation is similar to the situation at Bach Mai Hospital," …

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Vietnam’s lawmakers requested timely lawmaking at a time when Covid-19 is sweeping almost every part of the country. Vietnam’s lawmakers at the ongoing plenum have suggested the issuance of a resolution on Covid-19 prevention and control. Lawmaker Nguyen Anh Tri, former head of the National Institute Of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT). Photo: Giang Huy At the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s 1st sitting began on July 20, lawmaker Nguyen Anh Tri, former head of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT), proposed the NA or the NA Standing Committee adopt a special resolution on the issue. The NA has not enacted any legislation on this pandemic yet though Vietnam has undergone uninterrupted outbreaks for almost two years, Tri said at the discussion session on the draft law for 2022 held on July 21. Sharing the same idea, lawmaker Nguyen Lan Hieu, director of Hanoi Medical University Hospital (HMUH), said legal framework helps …

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Bình Dương Province has more than 600 teams taking samples for SARS-CoV2 tests. VNA/VNS Photo Dương Chí Tưởng HCM CITY— The Government will continue creating the best possible conditions for HCM City and southern provinces to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said at a meeting on July 23. The PM said the first priority of HCM City and southern provinces should be to focus on COVID-19 prevention and control, and maintain and restore production under safe conditions. Enterprises should carry out production and provide meals and lodging for their workers on-site. The PM has instructed ministries and local authorities to ensure that assistance centres and hotlines are set up to help local residents and enterprises facing difficulties. He pointed out that social distancing in several places was still not being carried out strictly. Mass gatherings were still occurring, and non-essential services were being provided. Sites taking test …

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Phùng Đức Tiến At present, 19 southern provinces and cities are implementing social distancing according to Directive 16 to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic. This will affect the production, supply and consumption of agricultural products. However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that Viet Nam has an abundant supply of food. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien spoke to local media about this issue. What is the current situation of agricultural production and supply? The agricultural sector ensures an abundant supply of food. The problem now is the circulation of goods. Implementing social distancing measures creates difficulties in transporting agricultural products so the price of chickens at farms in the South has decreased from VND28,000 per kilo to VND11,000 and pigs at farms in Dong Nai cannot be distributed. Therefore, there needs to be synchronous distribution to promote the consumption of …

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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Under the Government’s resolution on Covid-19 prevention and control issued on July 20, the ministry has been tasked with instructing the communication work, providing information in a timely manner to help people understand the situation, stay calm, sympathise with and support anti-pandemic measures, and actively implementing pandemic prevention and control measures, thus contributing to consolidating and enhancing public trust in the Party and the State. The MIC has noticed a rise in fake news and misinformation about the pandemic situation as well as the pandemic combat, which have undermined the great national unity bloc. Misleading claims about the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines and untrue information distorting the Vietnamese Government’s vaccine distribution policy and the use of the Covid-19 vaccine fund have also been spread on the social media. The spread of such harmful and ill-intentioned information has eroded public trust in the …

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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on July 23 issued a document on intensifying the handling of fake news and untrue information about COVID-19 on the internet. Under the Government’s resolution on COVID-19 prevention and control issued on July 20, the ministry has been tasked with instructing the communication work, providing information in a timely manner to help people understand the situation, stay calm, sympathise with and support anti-pandemic measures, and actively implementing pandemic prevention and control measures, thus contributing to consolidating and enhancing public trust in the Party and the State. The MIC has noticed a rise in fake news and misinformation about the pandemic situation as well as the pandemic combat, which have undermined the great national unity bloc. Misleading claims about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and untrue information distorting the Vietnamese Government’s …

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Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested and charged a local man for posting fake and misleading information claiming a connection between COVID-19 control measures and a photo of a man setting himself on fire. Binh Thanh District police officers on Wednesday announced that they had detained a 60-year-old man on charges of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights, and interests of organizations and/or citizens,” as prescribed in Article 331 of the Vietnamese Penal Code. The man, Phan Huu Diep Anh, will be temporarily jailed for two months pending prosecution for his offense, police said. On Monday, the man posted a photo on Facebook of a middle-aged individual burning himself on road No. 2 in Truong Tho Ward, Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City. Captions posted alongside the image claimed Ho Chi Minh City’s regulations regarding COVID-19 prevention and control were the reason for the man in the photo deciding to torch himself. …

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A worker at Lecas' factory during the fourth wave of COVID-19 outbreak. VNS Photo Viet Thang Even though efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have helped the country’s footwear and handbag industry attract more orders from international brands, it has still been hit hard by the pandemic in many aspects. The industry, which is considered to be one of the driving forces for Viet Nam economic growth, even recorded double-digit growth in footwear export turnover in the first five months of the year. Statistics from the General Department of Viet Nam Customs showed that during this period, the country’s export turnover of footwear rose 25.4 per cent compared to the same period last year to nearly US8.4 billion, while the export turnover of handbags also grew 5.9 per cent to nearly $1.4 billion. Footwear is one of six industries posting export turnover of more than US$5 billion in the first five months of 2021. However, the footwear and handbag industry has been heavily …

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