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'Travel pass' rules make a bad situation worse for workers

Social news - 08/07/2021

Worn out after a long fruitless wait from 9 a.m. till noon at Military Hospital 175 in Go Vap District, driver Ngo Xuan Tuan said he would have to get tested at all costs in the afternoon to get a tra...

HCMC coronavirus tally in new wave tops 8,000

Social news - 07/07/2021

People wait to be tested for Covid-19 in HCMC. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran. 19 other cases were recorded in Long An, 13 in Quang Ngai, six in Bac Ni...

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 Hospita...

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...