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PM requests stronger COVID-19 prevention and control nationwide
Social news - 24/08/2021
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 23 sent an official dispatch on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control measures nationwide to Secretaries of municipal and provincial Party Committees, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces, ministers and heads of ministry-level and governmental agencies.
Call center launched to facilitate COVID-19 prevention and control
Social news - 24/08/2021
The Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee launched a call center on August 23 to facilitate COVID-19 prevention and control in Ho Chi Minh City.
Strictly implementing social distancing
Social news - 24/08/2021
Following the motto of people's health being put first and pandemic prevention to be the number one priority, the Party, State and Government have issued many directives and requirements while closely directing the anti-pandemic work with the participation of the relevant ministries, sectors and the whole political system.
Vietnam receives over 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Poland, China
Social news - 24/08/2021
Vietnam received over 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Hanoi on August 23, donated by the Polish and Chinese Governments.
Hanoi to extend social distancing measures to September 6
Social news - 21/08/2021
The social distancing measures that have been put in place in the capital city of Hanoi since July 24 will continue until September 6.
More than 13 million people receive financial support to ease COVID-19 difficulties
Social news - 16/08/2021
More than 13 million pandemic-hit people nationwide have received financial support worth nearly VND6 trillion (US$263.9 million) in total from the Government’s Resolution 68 on a VND26 trillion relief package for COVID-19 affected employees and employers.
Hanoi medical staff continue to support Ho Chi Minh City’s fight against COVID-19
Social news - 16/08/2021
A delegation from the Ministry of Health, led by Minister Nguyen Thanh Long, along with over 110 doctors, nurses and technicians from the Central Eye Hospital and the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15 to support the COVID-19 fight.
Hanoi devises plan to provide medical oxygen for 40,000 COVID-19 patients
Social news - 16/08/2021
The Hanoi People's Committee has issued a plan to provide enough medical oxygen for a scenario in which the number of COVID-19 patients in the city reaches 40,000.
Population database to help manage COVID-19 vaccinations
Social news - 16/08/2021
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) will share data from the National Population Database to help manage COVID-19 vaccinations.
Government establishes working group on COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy
Social news - 14/08/2021
A government working group on COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, has been set up under a decision signed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Vietnam reports 9,180 new COVID-19 cases on August 13
Social news - 14/08/2021
The Ministry of Health recorded 9,180 new cases of COVID-19, including 30 imported ones, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 13, a reduction of 503 against the previous day.
Special flight carries medical staff to the south for COVID-19 fight
Social news - 11/08/2021
Nearly 200 doctors and nurses, part of 11 medical delegations from northern provinces and cities, flew on Vietnam Airlines’ flight VN7229 from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on August 11 to join in the fight against COVID-19 in the southern region.
