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No new COVID-19 cases recorded over last 12 hours (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – No new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Vietnam within 12 hours as of 6pm of September 14, keeping the tally in the country at 1,063, according to the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. Of the total, 691 were infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 domestically, including 551 linked with central Da Nang city since the latest outbreak began there on July 25. As many as 926 patients have recovered while 35 died from complications related to the disease. Most of the fatalities were the elderly with serious underlying health conditions Among those still under treatment, 13 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 13 others twice and 19 thrice. There are 33,605 people having close contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present. The Health Ministry has called on residents to wear masks in public places, … [Read more...] about No new COVID-19 cases recorded over last 12 hours

Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang, which is preparing to welcome tourists again, has detected 11 Covid-19 cases. On September 19, a 45-year-old woman and her husband in An Thoi Ward tested positive for Covid-19. After that, nine other porters who came into contact with her husband also tested positive for the virus. A residential area in Phu Quoc being locked down for Covid-19 prevention The area where the patients are living has been locked down. The Covid-19 testing is being conducted in An Thoi Ward. Local authorities have defined 44 people who came into contact with the patients. They have been all quarantined. By September 20, Phu Quoc was among 10 districts and cities of Kien Giang to be allowed for loosening social distancing measures in line with the government’s Directive 19. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh agreed with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's proposal on a pilot plan to welcome international tourists with … [Read more...] about Covid-19 cases found on Phu Quoc Island

Ho Chi Minh City accounted for the most infections, 6,521 cases, followed by its neighboring provinces of Binh Duong (3,609), Dong Nai (590), and Long An (254). The Health Ministry announced another 240 Covid-19 deaths Tuesday, including 184 in HCMC and 41 in Binh Duong. Another 11,017 patients recovered on Tuesday, raising the number of recoveries to 475,343. Of those in hospitals, 5,133 are severe cases. Vietnam has reported 702,973 cases since the new wave broke out at the end of April and 17,510 have died. The total number of deaths so far is 17,545 cases, accounting for 2.5 percent of the total number of cases and 0.4 percentage points higher than the mortality rate in the world. The country has vaccinated more than 35 million people, among them over 6.78 million have received two doses. "Medicine package for Covid-19 patients" campaign aims to support patients self-isolating at home. Each donation worth VND380,000 ($16.65) can help buy medicine for one patient. For … [Read more...] about Vietnam confirms 11,687 new Covid-19 cases

The 11,692 new COVID-19 cases include five imported cases and 11,687 local infections detected in Hồ Chí Minh City (6,521), Bình Dương (3,609), Đồng Nai (590), Long An (254), Kiên Giang (134), An Giang (121), Tiền Giang (105), Tây Ninh (59), Cần Thơ (43), Đồng Tháp (27), Bình Định (22), Khánh Hòa (18), Đà Nẵng (15), Bình Thuận (15), Cà Mau (14), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (13), Hà Nội (12), Hà Nam (12), Quảng Bình (12), Ninh Thuận (11), Bình Phước (11), Đắk Nông (10), Đắk Lắk (10), Phú Yên (10), Quảng Ngãi (9), Vĩnh Long (6), Hậu Giang (6), Thanh Hóa (4), Bạc Liêu (4), Lâm Đồng (3), Nghệ An (3), Quảng Nam (2), Trà Vinh (1), and Bến Tre (1). An additional 240 COVID related deaths were announced, bringing the total fatalities to 17,545. … [Read more...] about 11,692 new COVID-19 cases, 240 more deaths reported on Tuesday

Samples are collected from traders in Quang Tri Province’s Dong Ha City for Covid-19 test yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo The number of new infections increased by 3,019 compared to Monday's figures. Five new cases were imported and quarantined upon arrival. There were 240 more virus-related fatalities throughout the country on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to a total of 17,545. Among today's new infections, HCMC recorded the highest with 6,521, followed by the southern provinces of Binh Duong (3,609) and Dong Nai (590). The capital city of Hanoi reported 12 new infections. Other cases were found in 30 localities, including; Long An, Kien Giang, An Giang, Tien Giang, Tay Ninh, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ha Nam, Quang Binh, Ninh Thuan, Binh Phuoc, Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Phu Yen, Quang Ngai, Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Thanh Hoa, Bac Lieu, Lam Dong, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Tra Vinh and Ben Tre. In addition, 11,017 patients … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 11,692 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday

It’s unreasonable to close a factory with thousands of workers when only one positive case is found, officials have said. Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh at the conference At an online conference discussing solutions to help enterprises in industrial zones (IZs), export processing zones (EPZs) and hi-tech zones on September 20, 2021, a representative of Nidec Vietnam proposed that enterprises should not be forced to close the entire enterprise when discovering a positive Covid case on production lines. In these cases, enterprises need to quarantine or close the specific production divisions. A representative of Nike Vietnam said that there is no need to close the entire factory if only one positive case is discovered. Separate the person and quarantine their contacts in the factory. Nike wants to allow fully vaccinated workers who have negative testing results to go to work every day Meanwhile, Samsung Thai Nguyen proposed that workers who have two vaccination shots … [Read more...] about Factories with only a few positive Covid-19 cases should remain open under new rules