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Vietnam has 85 new Covid-19 cases The Saigon Times Medical workers conduct Covid-19 tests. The Ministry of Health this evening, June 23 reported 85 fresh Covid-19 cases, including three imported cases in Tay Ninh and Kien Giang and 82 domestic ones - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Ministry of Health this evening, June 23 reported 85 fresh Covid-19 cases, including three imported cases in Tay Ninh and Kien Giang and 82 domestic ones, taking the country’s tally to 13,947. Among the latest locally-infected cases, HCMC accounted for the most, 61, followed by Danang City with six, Nghe An with five, Bac Ninh with four, Long An with three, Kien Giang with two and Bac Giang with one. Since the fourth wave of the coronavirus, which began on April 27, the country has reported 10,657 domestic cases, with 2,910 patients having recovered from the disease. In another development, the Tien Giang Center for Disease Control this afternoon reported six suspected Covid-19 cases in Tan … [Read more...] about Vietnam has 85 new Covid-19 cases

South Korea is Vietnam’s biggest investor and second-largest trade partner. Foreign ministers of Vietnam and South Korea discussed different fields for enhanced bilateral relations when they met in Hanoi on June 23, focusing on economic ties, manpower, tourism, people-to-people links. South Korea's Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong (L) and Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on June 23. Photos: Baoquocte The South Korean foreign minister visited Vietnam on June 21-23 to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)’s High-level Policy Dialogue held in Hanoi. At talks with his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his delight at the fruitful development of Vietnam-South Korea relations in all fields in recent years, affirming that Vietnam always attaches importance to its relations with South Korea, considering the country as one of its top partners. In terms of investment, South Korea is Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam and South Korea discuss comprehensive ties

Among the 82 new cases, 61 were confirmed in Ho Chi Minh City, six in Da Nang, five in Nghe An, four in Bac Ninh, three in Long An, two in Kien Giang Province and one in Bac Giang. Most of the new cases were of people in quarantine. Authorities are contact tracing one HCMC patient. For the past two months, Vietnam's latest Covid wave has seen 10,657 infections recorded in 44 cities and provinces, with Kien Giang just added to the list. Two cases in the southern province are the mother and the brother of two men who had returned from Malaysia and were found infected upon finishing their seven-day self monitoring at home following 21-day centralized quarantine. The Malaysia returnees were registered as imported cases on Tuesday. Also Wednesday, health authorities confirmed the 70th Covid-19 death in the country, the 35th in the latest wave. Eighteen localities have gone 14 days without new cases, and eight have done so for 30 days. … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 82 new local Covid-19 cases

The number of daily cases in HCMC has kept passing the 130 mark for over a week now, making up the highest number of cases reported nationwide. Part of the cases are related to clusters the city has identified, but more than a few have only been detected after patients visited local hospitals for health examinations and a screening step later revealed they’d contracted the new coronavirus. Over the past two weeks, the city has been detecting new infections without clear sources of transmission every day. It means the virus has spread quietly in the community, according to the city’s Center for Disease Control. On Wednesday morning, of 51 cases confirmed in HCMC, 10 were detected after visiting local hospitals for their medical checkups. They are residents of districts of 8, 10, 4 and Thu Duc City. On Tuesday, as the city recorded 136 patients, nine were found in similar circumstances, having come on their own for health checks to local hospitals. The ratio was 137:19 last … [Read more...] about Transmission sources unknown for many HCMC Covid-19 patients

Additional 88 domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases reported Vietnam logged 97 new COVID-19 cases, including 88 domestic and nine imported, in the past six hours to 6pm on June 22, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said. Most of the new cases were detected in Ho Chi Minh City, with 63 infections, and the remainders were discovered in Bac Giang (12), Bac Ninh (6), Hung Yen (2), Nghe An (1) and Hanoi (1). By 6pm on June 22, the country had recorded a total of 12,010 domestically-transmitted infections and 1,717 imported cases. The number of locally-transmitted cases since the fourth COVID-19 wave hit Vietnam on April 27 amounted to 10,875, including 2,772 recoveries. According to the MoH’s Medical Service Administration, 5,546 patients have given the all-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to date, while the death toll related to the disease was 69. Among active patients undergoing treatment, 377 have tested negative to the virus once, 132 twice and 141 thrice./. 12-hour … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 22

As a month-long ban on non-essential businesses was eased on Tuesday morning, Hanoi dwellers were seen going out in droves to resume their normal routines at local eateries and barbershops. On May 25, all barbershops, dine-in eateries, and beverage outlets in Hanoi were forced to close and completely switch to takeaway services, pursuant to an order by the municipal authority to curb the fourth wave of coronavirus in the capital city. On Tuesday, they were allowed to reopen their sit-in operations, provided that they put no more than 50 percent of their full seating capacity to service or receive no more than 20 customers at a time, close before 9:00 pm, place barriers between seats, and ensure safe distancing, among other preventive measures. As witnessed by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper correspondents on Tuesday morning, Hanoi dwellers showed up early at their favorite food stalls and coffee shops to try their first sit-down dining experience in almost a month. Queues also … [Read more...] about Hanoi residents flock to barbershops, eateries as coronavirus ban on indoor services eased