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The death rate, which has fallen but remains high, has been attributed to the exhaustion of medical workers, ineffective management of Covid cases, and poor facilities. As part of a plan on preventing and controlling infectious diseases in 2022, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the Covid-19 situation in 2021. The death rate fell compared with August and September, but remained high: 200 cases a day. The average number of deaths in the last seven days of 2021 was 159 cases a day. Most of the deaths were older people and people with underlying health conditions, most of whom were not fully vaccinated. In HCM City and An Giang, 85 percent of those who died had only one vaccination jab. The number of infections soared because of the Delta variant, which resulted in an increase in the number of severe cases and deaths and overloading at local healthcare systems. MOH attributed this to the limited capability in receiving and treating patients at grassroots level. Some … [Read more...] about Covid-19 death rate remains high at 159 deaths a day

The ambassador emphasized that based on the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Venezuela, as well as the content of collaboration implemented, the two sides will promote cooperation with authorities of Guarico state in various fields, particularly exchange and set up a twin sister city relationship between Guárico and a locality in Vietnam with similar climate and soil conditions to the state. Dayana Encinozo, chairwoman of Legislative Council of Guarica, and heads of Education, Production and Trade departments have highly appreciated the cooperation project on developing Vietnam's rice production in the 2015-2019 period in the Guarico state. They also affirmed the close development of the friendly cooperation between Venezuela and Vietnam in many fields and expressed their wish to continue promoting cooperation in specific fields such as education, agriculture, and people-to-people exchange with Vietnam. At the meeting with the President of Romulo Gallegos National … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Venezuela localities seek to bolster cooperation

SmartPay has just supported around $8.7 million for Vietnamese small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), while other e-wallets focused on incentives to end-users. Why did SmartPay favour this group of customers? Marek Forysiak, chairman of SmartPay Since its establishment, SmartPay has chosen a different mission and direction to accompany the prosperous development of millions of Vietnamese small businesses. Until now, SmartPay is still the first and only payment platform to invest in and support retail merchants who are being neglected in the process of digitalisation. Retailers now account for nearly 30 per cent of SmartPay’s frequent customer base – that is nearly 600,000 retailers of around two million users – more than other e-wallets. Offering interest-free credit lines through an e-wallet platform is also associated with SmartPay’s distinct competitive advantage in the vibrant digital payment market. During the process, SmartPay continuously surveys and … [Read more...] about Creating distinct and vibrant digital payment alternatives

As there are few guests, many 5-star hotels have shifted to selling Tet food to survive the pandemic. Pan Pacific Hanoi has introduced Tet gift boxes priced at VND5 million containing French wine bottle, tea, sweets and other food items. Sheraton Saigon has marketed two products – walnut butter cookies and mixed nut chocolates. Park Hyatt Saigon sells Tet gift boxes priced at VND3.2 million, with five kinds of jam, a box of fruit biscuits, a box of dried cashews soaked in ginger honey and a bottle of wine. The products have sold out. Prior to that, InterContinental Saigon sold Tet gift boxes valued at VND1.3 million with nuts, cookies, chocolate and fruit jam. Since the pandemic began, hotels have boosted online sales via digital platforms. Hotels are trying all possible ways to survive the pandemic. A representative of Rex Hotel said the hotel is cooperating with marketplaces specializing in distributing food to access the large customer base. Sofitel Legend … [Read more...] about With rooms unoccupied and restaurants closed, 5-star hotels seek profits elsewhere