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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.
Business end of Covid protocols hampers firms in Covid hotspot Bac Ninh
Social news - 19/07/2021
Although enterprises in Bac Ninh, home to major foreign manufacturing plants like Samsung and Canon, have resumed operations they are finding it difficult to follow specific Covid-19 protocols.
Covid quandary: afraid to work and afraid of not working
Social news - 16/07/2021
HCMC workers are caught between a rock and a hard place as Covid-19 disrupts factories and supply chains – scared of the virus and the financial strains of not working.
Agricultural exports up 28.2 pct
Social news - 16/07/2021
Exports of farm, forestry and fisheries products in the first half of this year topped $24 billion, a year-on-year increase of 28.2 percent, the agriculture ministry said.
Not time yet for Vietnam to 'live with' Covid: experts
Social news - 15/07/2021
With its low rate of vaccination, Vietnam should wait before it relaxes preventive measures for people to live with the pandemic, experts warn.
HCMC coronavirus tally tops 18,000
Social news - 14/07/2021
Vietnam recorded 1,196 new local Covid-19 cases Wednesday noon, including 971 new cases in HCMC, raising the city's tally in the new wave to 18,210.
Intel, Coca-Cola strives to maintain Vietnam production amid Covid-19
Social news - 14/07/2021
Chip giant Intel and soda maker Coca-Cola are doing all they can to maintain manufacturing operations amid HCMC’s worst Covid-19 wave.
