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81 Covid-19 cases detected at HCMC's Chi Hoa prison

Social news - 07/07/2021

Chi Hoa Prison in HCMC's District 10. Photo courtesy of HCMC Police. The first case discovered was a guard who visited the Binh Thanh District Hospital to check his other health issues and was tested...

Vietnam records five more Covid deaths

Social news - 07/07/2021

Medical workers handle samples for Covid-19 testing in HCMC's Thu Duc City, July 4, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa. Among the patients, one was rec...

PM requests maximum travel restrictions in HCMC amid coronavirus crisis

Social news - 07/07/2021

Citizens wait for their turns to shop at a local market in HCMC's District 11, June 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran. A document issued Wednesday b...

Vietnam announces four more Covid deaths

Social news - 07/07/2021

Two medics in an ambulance at the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases. June 13, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa. All are elderly people with chronic...

Covid shuts HCMC’s biggest wholesale market

Social news - 06/07/2021

HCMC’s biggest wholesale market, Binh Dien, which has a growing number of Covid-19 cases linked to it, will shut down on Tuesday. Authorities in Distr...

How Covid-19 impacts Vietnam’s economy

Social news - 05/07/2021

Minh Son, Ta Lu

Vietnam records four more Covid deaths

Social news - 05/07/2021

A medical worker holds up a vial containing samples for Covid-19 testing in HCMC's District 1, July 3, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa. The deceased...

Covid-19 destroys livelihoods in Saigon

Social news - 02/07/2021

Thinking about the unpaid house rent and the money he needs to retrieve his ID card from a pawn shop, Huynh Van Binh heads out on his motorbike at mid...

US pledges further Covid-19 vaccine support for Vietnam

Social news - 02/07/2021

A batch of AstraZenaca Covid-19 vaccine arrives at Tan Son Nhat airport in HCMC, February, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa. He made the commitment d...