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The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 5,496 cases, Binh Duong with 2,332 cases and Dong Nai with 953 cases. 233 deaths were added to the national database on Sunday, with 182 cases in Ho Chi Minh City, 31 in Binh Duong, nine in Long An, three in An Giang, two each in Binh Thuan and Tien Giang, and one each in Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Quang Binh and Tay Ninh. The total number of coronavirus deaths so far is 17,090 cases, or around 2.5 percent of all infected cases. Also on Sunday, 9,137 Covid-19 patients were announced recovered, bringing the total number of recovered cases so far to 457,505. Vietnam has vaccinated over 34 million people with at least one Covid-19 shot. Around 6.5 million people have been fully vaccinated. …

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A teacher from the north-central Vietnamese province of Quang Binh has been found deliberately receiving two doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine within only 10 minutes. The incident occurred at a vaccination site at a general hospital in Le Thuy District on Saturday, Ngo Duc Van – director of the infirmary – confirmed on Sunday morning. N.T.L., a teacher at Truong Thuy Elementary and Middle School, received the two vaccine shots on purpose, Van added. After getting her first dose, L. folded her vaccination paper to cover the confirmation stamp and headed back to the waiting line. At the vaccination desk, the health worker looked at the folded piece of paper and was not aware that L. had already jabbed. The health worker then injected L. with another dose and only realized it when she was about to add the confirmation stamp to L.’s vaccination paper. The interval between the two shots was only 10 minutes, while the recommended pause for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 …

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Hanoi has provided inoculation against the novel coronavirus for around 4,000 foreigners over the past four days, as part of the Vietnamese capital city’s ongoing plan to vaccinate all foreign residents, according to local health authorities. Eight of the expected 30 vaccination lines were ready on Wednesday, when the municipal Department of Health kicked off the vaccination plan at My Dinh National Stadium in Nam Tu Liem District. The district’s health center was assigned to coordinate with the 115 Emergency Center and Hanoi International Friendship Hospital JSC to ensure safety for all foreigners. Some 4,000 foreigners had been inoculated as of Saturday, according to statistics. Lists of foreigners for vaccination have been made through embassies, foreigner management agencies, and local police. Before getting vaccinated, foreigners have to go through medical screening, including body temperature and blood pressure measurement, medical history reference, and consultancy. …

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The Ministry of Health reported 10,040 additional coronavirus cases throughout Vietnam on Sunday, along with 9,137 discharged patients and 233 fatalities. Thirty-four provinces and cities documented 10,025 domestic cases while the country counted 15 separate imported infections, the health ministry said. The ministry had registered 9,360 locally-infected patients on Saturday. Almost 6,000 of the latest domestic cases were found in the community, with the remaining detected in cordoned-off areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City logged 5,496 local infections, up by 1,259 patients from yesterday; Binh Duong Province 2,332, down by 545; Dong Nai Province 953; An Giang Province 287; Long An Province 249; Kien Giang Province 151; Tien Giang Province 102; Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 84; Hanoi 20; and Da Nang two. Vietnam has confirmed 682,617 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth – and worst – virus wave emerged in the …

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A woman gets vaccinated at a vaccination site in District 1, HCMC (Photo: SGGP) Ho Chi Minh City, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot, reported the highest number of infections with 5,496 cases. It was followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province (2,332), Dong Nai (953) and An Giang (287). The remainders were detected in Long An (249), Kien Giang (151), Tien Giang (102), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (84), Tay Ninh (53), Can Tho (52), Khanh Hoa (37), Binh Dinh (30), Quang Ngai (24), Hanoi (20), Ca Mau (18), Quang Binh (15), Binh Phuoc (15), Ninh Thuan (15), Phu Yen (13), Quang Nam (13), Hau Giang (11), Dak Nong (11), Tra Vinh (8 ), Binh Thuan (7), Dong Thap (6), Ben Tre (6), Quang Tri (5), Bac Lieu (3), Da Nang (2), Vinh Long (2), Thanh Hoa (2), Ha Tinh (1), Hung Yen (1), and Bac Ninh (1). The new patients brought the total of Covid-19 cases in Vietnam to 687,063, ranking 47th out of 222 countries and territories worldwide in terms of infections per one million people. …

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Sinopharm vaccine accounts for nearly half of vaccines available in Vietnam thus far. The Ministry of Health has decided to allocate eight million doses of Vero Cell/Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine to 25 cities and provinces. Of them, Hanoi is the biggest recipient with 1.36 million. The new doses will help localities to inoculate people with the first and second jabs. So far, Vietnam has received approximately 45 million vaccine doses, including 20 million Vero Cell doses, which are sourced from China donations (six million), Ho Chi Minh City’s purchase (five million), and Vietnamese Van Thinh Phat Group’s donations (eight million). As of Sept 19, more than 34.2 million doses have been administered nationwide, including over six million second doses. Hanoi has inoculated 6.4 million doses. It has 5.7 million adults aged above 18. On Sept 19, Vietnam saw 10,040 coronavirus infections and 233 deaths over the past 24 hours, lifting the total to 687,063 and 17,090. On the day, …

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Bich Thuy, 64, has a new morning routine. She sits on a swing, knitting and watching her four ducklings basking in the sun at her house in Hanoi. She has named the golden ducklings 'Khong Di' (Don't Go), 'Khau Trang' (Face Masks), 'Khoang Cach' (Social Distancing) and 'Khai Bao' (Declare). Thuy and her ducklings are part of a surprising, but definite trend in Vietnam: buying eggs, incubating them and raising ducklings as pets. Trong Tan has found happiness raising two ducklings at his house during the pandemic enforced social distancing periods. Photo courtesy of Tan While the origin of this trend has not been pinpointed, many believe it originated during the Covid-19 lockdown last year, when some families bought eggs to hoard, but forgot to eat them and they hatched. The cute ducklings soon became pets relatively easy to take care of, and the trend was fuelled by word of mouth and social media, the story goes. While there are no statistics on the number of …

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The proposal is contained in a socio-economic recovery plan that the town is expected to submit to the provincial administration next Tuesday. If the Ba Ria-Vung Tau People's Committee approves the proposal, Vung Tau's gradual reopening process would happen in four phases. In the first phase that will last the end of September, low-risk wards in the town would relax certain restrictions on travel and business operations, like allowing traditional markets to reopen, but only selling essential goods. The second phase, to last for all of October, would allow businesses and families who produce, process and sell food products, food takeaway services and veterinarian and agricultural facilities, among others, to operate between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. every day. Workers of these establishments must be tested for Covid-19 every three days, and they must pay the testing fees. Workers of those establishments whose entire workforce consists of the town’s residents would be allow to go to work …

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Police officers at a COVID-19 checkpoint in the southern province of Bạc Liêu. — VNA/VNS Photo Chanh Đa HÀ NỘI — A total of 10,040 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday, taking the country’s total number of infections to 687,063. Fifteen of the new infections were imported and 10,025 new cases were all domestic. There were also a further 233 fatalities announced Sunday. Compared to Saturday, the number of daily cases has increased nationally by 665. HCM City still tops the list with 5,496 new infections, followed by neighbouring Bình Dương Province with 2,332. The other infections were found in Đồng Nai (953), An Giang (287), Long An (249), Kiên Giang (151), Tiền Giang (102), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (84), Tây Ninh (53), Cần Thơ (52), Khánh Hòa (37), Bình Định (30), Quảng Ngãi (24), Hà Nội (20), Cà Mau (18), Quảng Bình (15), Bình Phước (15), Ninh Thuận (15), Phú Yên (13), Quảng Nam (13), Hậu Giang (11), Đắk Nông (11), Trà Vinh (8 ), Bình Thuận (7), Đồng Tháp (6), Bến Tre …

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At the dialogue. (Photo: VNA) Dong Nai (VNA) – Authorities of Dong Nai on September 18 held a dialogue with associations and foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses in the southern province to grasp and remove their difficulties amidst complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the event, participating firms praised Dong Nai ’s business climate and basically agreed with the province’s pandemic prevention measures. They said the authorities have provided prompt assistance, particularly regarding administrative procedures, to facilitate enterprises in arranging accommodation for workers to stay and work at their facilities. They suggested Dong Nai consider easing a number of criteria in its economic recovery plan, particularly concerning regulations on vaccination rate, goods trade and workers’ travel. The plan will be launched on September 20. Fielding queries from firms at the dialogue, Cao Tien Dung, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, …

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