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What you need to know today in Vietnam! Politics -- State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday sent a greetings letter to Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on the occasion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, according to the Vietnam News Agency. COVID-19 Updates --Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed 3,898 local coronavirus cases nationwide on Friday morning, including 3,302 in Ho Chi Minh City. The country has recorded 74,570 locally-infected patients since April 27, when the fourth virus wave erupted. -- The military will disinfect the entirety of Ho Chi Minh City for seven days from Friday, as the city is battling the worst virus outbreak since it first hit Vietnam early last year. The city has logged 48,863 cases since April 27. -- The Ho Chi Minh City administration is asking the prime minister for over 7,000 health workers as support for its combat against COVID-19. -- Authorities are tracing contacts of a newly-detected coronavirus case …

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Check out the news you should not miss today: Society — Vietnam on Thursday morning reported 2,967 new cases of COVID-19, including 2,433 in Ho Chi Minh City, increasing the country’s tally to 71,144, according to the Ministry of Health. —  Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday started its new COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 930,000 doses expected to be administered to 15 priority groups including people aged above 65, those having chronic illness, and others. — Vietnam reported 36 coronavirus-related deaths from July 17 to 20, taking the country’s total to 370, according to the Ministry of Health. — Hanoi is planning inoculation for its citizens with a target of more than four million out of 5.7 million people aged 18-65 getting vaccinated and up to 200,000 shots being administered per day. — Phan Van Son, deputy head of the Da Nang People's Committee Office, has proposed strengthening COVID-19 prevention measures with outdoor activities, non-essential business activities, …

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A ‘rice ATM’ and charity groups offering free meals have emerged recently in Long Xuyen City in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to give support to people in need. On July 13, the ‘rice ATM’ at My Binh Ward, Long Xuyen City was relaunched after a brief pause, giving free rice to households, ticket vendors, and hawkers, who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19. The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in My Binh Ward has enlisted needy households eligible to receive free rice and given them rice tickets. When coming to get the free rice, the locals would submit the ticket, sign their name, and then 'withdraw' 3.5 kilograms of rice each time. Tran Thi Kim Dung, 61, a resident with an adult son who has lost his working ability in Binh Long 2 Hamlet, My Binh Ward, was furloughed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, rice, among other food items, is the most necessary for her. “I work as a garbage collector, but I had to stay home during the period of social distance,” …

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As Ho Chi Minh City continues pushing through its worst coronavirus outbreak to date, which has given rise to a wide-scale dearth of groceries, several vehicles in the urban bus fleets have been mobilized as food stores on wheels to cater to city residents’ demand. On Monday, Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade, in cooperation with bus operator Bao Yen Group, put their mobile grocery store initiative to the test by mobilizing two bus vehicles to sell veggies in various neighborhoods. The pilot run of these veggie busses continued on Wednesday, with one of the buses pulling up around 9:00 am in front of Nguyen Binh Khiem Elementary School in District 1, where it was welcomed by a queue of local residents. On the vehicle, a row of passenger seats had been removed to make space for its stock of veggies and rice. In June and early July, Ho Chi Minh City emerged as the country’s gravest outbreak site, with caseloads rising steeply by the thousands, prompting …

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Hundreds of people in Hanoi crowded the National Institute for Control of Vaccine and Biologicals (NICVB), under the Ministry of Health, to undergo COVID-19 tests on Wednesday, causing a high risk of transmission. Hanoi residents’ demand for COVID-19 testing has spiked as many localities have required arrivals from the capital to exhibit a coronavirus-free certificate, which is valid for only three days. The prevailing citywide prohibition of gatherings of over five and a requirement to keep a two-meter distance among each other outside office spaces, schools, and hospitals could not prevent the chaos at the Hoang Mai District-based NICVB on Wednesday morning. “It’s so crowded today that I’m a bit worried, but I have no choice because I need this for my job,” said Le Dinh Khanh, a cargo driver from Chuong My District, who has to take COVID-19 tests every three days to travel between provinces. People crowd the National Institute for Control of Vaccine and …

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Bui Xuan Thanh, a retired aircraft repairman, has earned a reputation as a wizard in Da Nang, Vietnam for his dexterity in building miniature fighter jets that are surprisingly true to life. Since his retirement in 2015, 67-year-old Thanh has worked in a quiet neighborhood on Le Trong Tan Street, home to Da Nang’s largest concentration of households of those serving in the military and located next to air defense bases, where he can freely indulge in his lifelong passion: building miniature military aircraft. Over the years, he has added thousands of such models to his unique repertoire, which many are eager to get their hands on. His labor of love can allow him self-reliance and a good income to provide for his family even in his old age. Thanh left his hometown in a northern locality for Da Nang nearly 40 years ago. His working days typically begin at 9:30 am, with a telltale sign being the gentle purr of his grinding machine. In his six-square-meter makeshift workshop …

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Ministry to prioritize Pfizer vaccine for those receiving AstraZeneca as first jab The Saigon Times A medical worker prepares the Covid-19 vaccine. The Ministry of Health has announced prioritizing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those who have been given AstraZeneca as the first shot - PHOTO: MINH DUY HCMC – Due to the limited number of Covid-19 vaccines, the Pfizer-BioNTech, or Comirnaty, Covid-19 vaccine will be prioritized for those who have been given AstraZeneca as the first shot for eight to 12 weeks and agree over its use, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry today, July 22, issued instructions on the use of the Comirnaty vaccine, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported. According to the ministry, some other countries, such as Canada, Germany, France, Norway and South Korea, have applied the mixture of two different kinds of Covid-19 vaccines. Studies in some countries showed that the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people who have …

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Entire HCMC to be disinfected in next seven days The Saigon Times A street in HCMC’s Go Vap District is disinfected. The entire city will be disinfected in the next seven days - PHOTO: TNO HCMC – The HCMC High Command will disinfect the entire city, especially areas with complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, in the next seven days. There will be two groups with 16 special-use vehicles disinfecting two districts per day. The municipal High Command asked the Military Commands of Thu Duc City and districts and other relevant agencies to propose areas that should be disinfected, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported. They will coordinate with the local authorities to ensure security and traffic safety at these areas. Besides streets, residential areas and boarding houses will also be disinfected. On July 23, Thu Duc City and Binh Chanh District will be disinfected. …

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The positive test results at Bo La Drug Rehabilitation Center were confirmed Thursday night, said Le Minh Tan, director of the HCMC Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs which manages the facility, Tien Phong newspaper reported. The center is in Phuoc Hoa Commune of Phu Giao District in Binh Duong that borders HCMC. Tan has requested HCMC People's Committee to send support to the center to maintain order. All positive cases are now being taken care of. A team of 21 doctors from Nhan Ai Hospital have been dispatched to the center to also create a field facility, said Tan, as cited by Tuoi Tre . The cluster first came to light on July 17 when two employees had a slight fever and headache, and a rapid test found them positive for the coronavirus. The center houses drug addicts with serious convictions and inmates who violated discipline at other rehab facilities in Ho Chi Minh City. HCMC labor department manages 12 rehab facilities with more than 14,000 people …

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Over 1 million tonnes of goods channelled through Quang Ninh’s Mong Cai border gate A site for goods examination of the Mong Cai International Border Gate in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province. Despite serious impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, border trade activities in Mong Cai city of northern Quang Ninh province, which borders China, have been well maintained with a surge in the volume of import and export goods compared to the figure in 2020. According to the Mong Cai International Border Gate Management Board, as of July 18, the total volume of commodities imported and exported through the border gate had reached more than 1 million tonnes, up 89.2 percent over the same period last year. The collected fees were totalled at more than 34 billion VND (1.47 million USD), up 58 percent year-on-year and equal to 62.7 percent of the yearly target. Specifically, the number of vehicles crossing Bac Luan bridge border gate reached 28,358, including 12,806 …

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