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PM asks localities to take drastic pandemic control measures
Social news - 02/08/2021
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 31 issued Dispatch No. 1063/CD-TTg on the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic, asking provinces and cities to focus on the drastic, substantive and effective implementation of specific measures to prevent and control the pandemic in accordance with the directions of the Government, the Prime Minister and the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
Vietnamese, Cambodian police enhance ties amidst COVID-19
Social news - 02/08/2021
Police of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on July 30 presented gifts and medical supplies worth VND 100 million (US$ 4,300) to help their counterpart in Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province fight COVID-19.
Vietnam earns nearly 19 billion from textile exports in H1
Social news - 02/08/2021
Vietnam’s garment-textile export turnover hit nearly US$19 billion in the first six months of 2021, up more than 20% year-on-year.
Deputy PM Dam: highest priority given to COVID-19 vaccination in Ho Chi Minh City
Social news - 02/08/2021
The Ministry of Health needs to closely coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to review and make necessary adjustments to ensure the fastest and safest vaccination process as well as ensure vaccine sources in accordance with the set schedule.
HCMC’s H1 budget collection rises 20 percent
Social news - 30/07/2021
HCMC earned over VND198.5 trillion ($8.66 billion) in budget collections in the first six months, a 19.75-percent rise against the same period last year.
Asymptomatic Covid cases in HCMC exempted from centralized quarantine
Social news - 30/07/2021
Newly-detected Covid patients who have yet to show symptoms would be allowed to self-isolate instead of going to quarantine camps, according to the HCMC Health Department.
President demands early approval for Vietnam's homegrown Covid vaccine
Social news - 30/07/2021
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has demanded the Health Ministry to simplify procedures and soon approve the use of Vietnamese Covid-19 vaccine Nanocovax.
4,987 local cases added to Vietnam's Covid tally
Social news - 30/07/2021
Vietnam's ongoing outbreak continues to grow with 4,987 new domestic Covid-19 patients confirmed Friday morning in 20 localities, including 2,740 in HCMC.
Hoi An makes lockdown townwide as infections rise
Social news - 30/07/2021
Hoi An town will begin a 14-day social distancing campaign under Directive 16 at 6 a.m. Saturday amid a rising number of coronavirus infections.
HCMC expats look out for each other amid pandemic
Social news - 19/07/2021
Regardless of where they are from, foreigners in Saigon are extending a helping hand to each other and even locals to help cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vietnam's local Covid case count up by 2,014
Social news - 19/07/2021
The Health Ministry announced 2,014 new local Covid-19 patients Monday morning, with most recorded in Ho Chi Minh City.
Hanoi tightens Covid-19 restrictions, bans public gatherings over five people
Social news - 19/07/2021
The Hanoi People’s Committee Sunday asked citizens to stay home, avoid public gatherings of over five and maintain a distance of at least two meters between people starting Monday.The latest restrictions followed the capital city recording 37 new Covid-19 cases Sunday.
