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A medical worker takes sample for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 3,092 cases of COVID-19 on October 14, including 4 imported, a drop of 370 cases compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health. HCM City still recorded the highest number of infections with 909, followed by neighbouring Dong Nai province with 647 and Binh Duong province with 483. In addition, the southern province of Soc Trang reported 1,059 more cases which were detected earlier but yet to be added to the national tally, bringing the tally to 853,842. According to the Ministry of Health ’s report, 4,427 patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 588 requiring invasive ventilation and 21 on life support (ECMO). On the day, the country saw 81 deaths from the disease. The death toll now hits 20,950. A further 719 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number of recoveries to 788,005. By October 13, the country had injected over … [Read more...] about COVID-19: 3,092 new cases reported on October 14

The spread of COVID-19 among children in England is fuelling a recent rise in cases nationally and causing concern among some scientists that vaccines are being rolled out in schools too slowly, risking the welfare of children and adults alike. COVID-19 cases in Britain as a whole are much higher than in other European countries and are rising. On Friday one survey suggested prevalence was at its highest level since January, with 8% of secondary school children infected. Vaccination rates for the age group in England are lagging those in many European countries and even Scotland, which some scientists have attributed to mixed messaging around shots for children, a later start and inflexibility with the rollout. "The worry at the moment is it is clear that the vaccination programme in 12 to 15-year-olds is not going very well," Lawrence Young, virologist at University of Warwick, told Reuters , adding that the spread of other viruses could lead to a "perfect storm" in the … [Read more...] about Children fuel English COVID case rise after slow vaccine start

The easing will be announced as early as Thursday and would apply to businesses that are certified as following anti-infection measures, Jiji reported, citing informed sources. Representatives for the Tokyo government did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Reuters. Tokyo and much of Japan lifted Covid-19 emergency measures on Oct. 1 that had been in place for almost six months. Even so, restaurants and bars in the capital have been asked to halt alcohol sales by 8 p.m. and close by 9 p.m. New daily cases in Tokyo dropped to 29 on Monday, the lowest since June last year. Infections have fallen dramatically from a wave of more than 5,000 a day in August that hammered the capital's medical infrastructure. Some 67 percent of Japan's population is now fully vaccinated, and the government is planning to roll out booster shots this winter. At the same time, authorities are planning to use a combination of vaccination certificates and Covid-19 tests to further ease … [Read more...] about Tokyo aims to lift Covid-19 curbs on restaurants as cases fall: media

Businesses required to report prices of COVID-19 testing kits Provinces still imposing own COVID-19 regulations on travellers despite Health Ministry decision Fourth wave of COVID-19 severely affects labour market All HCM City districts contain COVID outbreak Latvia to resell 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Việt Nam A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 testing. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 3,797 new cases were reported in Việt Nam on Friday and 93 more deaths. The nationwide tally since the beginning of the pandemic stands at 857,639. The total number of deaths is 21,043. Among the new cases, eight were imported and the rest were local transmissions. Of the new infections, 1,475 were detected in the community. The number of infections increased by 701 cases compared to Thursday’s figures. HCM City still has the highest infection rate with 1,131 cases, followed by the neighbouring provinces of Đồng Nai (586), and Bình … [Read more...] about 3,797 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Việt Nam on Friday

Hanoi said it prepares for vaccinating children right after the vaccines arrive in Vietnam. Hanoi will resume from Oct 14 after three months lots of activities namely dine-in services, taxi, public transport, hospitality, group activities in the park and in public, among others. A takeaway restaurant in Hanoi in mid-September. Photo: Ngoc Tu/ The Hanoi Times Dining and lodging facilities work with 50% of capacity while service providers need to be double dosed and customers are required to check with QR Code. Under the document signed on Oct 13 by Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh, State agencies and businesses will resume operations as normal from Oct 14 with imposing safety measures themselves. In addition, the 5K (masking – disinfection – distance – no gathering – and medical declaration) message will be maintained together with other precautionary measures. The document mentioned neither maintaining nor removing 22 checkpoints at … [Read more...] about Hanoi to resume dine-in services, public transport on Oct 14

Leaders of Phu Tho Province in northern Vietnam shuttered several K-12 schools last weekend after 47 local students were found infected with COVID-19. The direction was confirmed by Nguyen Van Manh, director of the Phu Tho Department of Education and Training, during an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Sunday. The education authority plans to close in-person classes for one week so that officers can perform COVID-19 screening and outline high-risk areas related to infections. After this phase, the department will consider resuming school operations or switching to online classes based on the real situations. The education department allowed several schools in Viet Tri City and Lam Thao District to halt classes from Saturday to monitor and report individuals that had come into contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients, according to Manh. On the weekend, Phu Tho’s medical forces were put on full alert as they detected six new COVID-19 infections from the … [Read more...] about Schools in northern Vietnam closed as COVID-19 cluster found among students