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The novel coronavirus, which first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, has sickened over 5.39 million people and killed nearly 343,600 globally as of Sunday morning, according to Ministry of Health statistics. … [Read more...] about Woman returning from Russia becomes Vietnam’s 325th COVID-19 patient

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Banks cut interest rates for loans worth more than 1.12 quadrillion VND (49 billion USD) of nearly 322,190 borrowers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as of May 11, a State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) report showed. The banks also extended debt payment deadlines for another 215,136 borrowers with total loans of nearly 137.94 trillion VND. New outstanding loans totalling nearly 600 trillion VND with interest rate reductions of 0.5-2.5 percentage points per year were also offered to nearly 190,000 borrowers. Of the total, the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies extended the debt payment deadline for 3.65 trillion VND in loans of 141,909 borrowers and offered new preferential interest rate loans of 21.2 trillion VND to 519,342 borrowers. The SBV has also transferred 16 trillion VND to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, so employers can borrow non-collateral loans with a zero percent interest rate to pay salaries to their employees who have been furloughed due to … [Read more...] about Banks cut interest rates for borrowers affected by COVID-19

All passengers from the plane, which flew from Moscow to Vân Đồn airport in Quảng Ninh Province, were immediately quarantined on arrival, posing no risk to the community. … [Read more...] about New imported COVID-19 case detected

More than 15,000 people are currently quarantined in the country after coming from abroad or having come into contact with Covid-19 patients. Of these, 58 are quarantined at hospitals, over 8,000 at centralized camps, and the rest at home or other accommodations. … [Read more...] about No new Covid-19 case Monday morning

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam had no new COVID-19 cases to report on May 25 morning, meaning the nation remained clear of community transmission of the disease for 39 consecutive days, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The committee’s treatment subcommittee reported that 267 out of the total 325 patients have given all-clear from the disease, and with zero death. It added that 185 cases were imported and quarantined upon arrival in Vietnam, so there is no risk of community transmission. At present, 58 patients are being treated at centrally and locally run medical facilities, of them seven tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, and four for the virus twice or more.  As many as 15,412 people having close contact with patients or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions have been quarantined at hospitals, concentrated quarantine establishments, and home./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam goes through 39 straight days without COVID-19 community transmission