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Hanoi (VNA) – Party Central Committee General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on April 2 sent a letter to people nationwide on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of  the “All-people blood donation day” (April 7), calling on them to push up the drive. In his letter, the top leader commended donors, organisations and individuals for their active participation, describing it as a manifestation of their responsibility and sentiment towards the community and the society. He said the drive has developed all over the nation, but at the same time also pointed out that there are still many places which run short of blood at various points of time, calling the situation a great loss to the blood-needing patients and a hindrance to the medical treatment. The leader took the occasion to ask the Party units, administrations, organisations and the whole society to continue facilitating the acceleration of the drive, and called on the compatriots to be ready … [Read more...] about Top leader sends letter to compatriots on blood donation drive

The Tablighi Jamaat have come into the spotlight after an event they held in the Indian capital Delhi has spawned a number of Covid-19 clusters across the country. But exactly who is this group and why did they hold a big gathering in Delhi? BBC Hindi's Zubair Ahmed reports. … [Read more...] about Tablighi Jamaat: The group blamed for new Covid-19 outbreak in India

If a family member shows any symptom of sickness, such as a cough or a high temperature, it should be reported immediately to local authorities. Administrative officials have been visiting people with reported symptoms to obtain their travel history. Regular public service announcements have kept people aware of daily pandemic developments. … [Read more...] about Each individual is fighter against pandemic

Even though my room is only 10 square meters, I have to share the restroom downstairs with them and the ground floor where they live is always filled with bags of scrap they collect and the votive paper they make, I do not want to vacate because it would mean they have to wait for someone to rent that room. … [Read more...] about No country for old people

Individual business households with yearly revenues below VNĐ100 million who have to temporarily close down as part of the Government’s stay-at-home order and social distancing measures will be given VNĐ1 million a month over a three-month period. About 760,000 households are eligible for this support. … [Read more...] about Gov’t considering unprecedented US$2.6b support package for Vietnamese hit by COVID-19