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The city's mayor has asked local authorities to speed up the vaccination campaign amid surging infections. Hanoi's authorities have been asked to give Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to local residents as soon as possible, according to a decision signed on August 9 by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh. On August 9, Vietnam saw a record high in three months of 2,300 new cases in a single day, lifting up the country’s total infections to more than 11,350,000, including more than 43,000 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). The move was made as the caseload with new strains BA.04 and BA.05 in the city is increasing and that vaccination against Covid-19 is an effective and strategic measure in disease prevention and control, stated the document. Local authorities have been asked to urge high-risk and vaccine-hesitant people to complete the two-dose vaccination and ramp up at-home inoculations for homebound people who are aged above 50 with … [Read more...] about Hanoi accelerates Covid-19 vaccination for all locals

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 1,705 new COVID-19 cases on August 8, according to the Ministry of Health. The new infections raised the country’s total number of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic broke out to 11,349,223. The number of recoveries rose to 9,982,345 as 9,223 patients were declared to be free from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on the same day. Meanwhile, the death toll was still kept at 43,094, accounting for 0.4% of the total infections. So far, more than 248.79 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered./. VNA … [Read more...] about Additional 1,705 COVID-19 cases reported on August 8

Children in kindergartens will return to school on August 31 . Under the decision approved by the municipal People’s Committee on August 10 on the 2022–2023 school year calendar for public schools, children in kindergartens will return to school on August 31 after the summer vacation. The opening ceremony of the new 2022-2023 academic year will take place on September 5. The first semester will run from September 5 to January 14, 2023 while the second semester will start from January 16 to May 20, 2023. The school year will end from May 22-26, 2023. Students of elementary schools, middle and high schools and vocational schools will go back to classes on August 22. The opening ceremony of the new school year will take place on September 5. The first semester will run from September 5 to January 14, 2023, while the second semester will start from January 16 to May 20, 2023. The school year will end from May 22-26, 2023 The 10th-grade entrance exam will be completed before July … [Read more...] about HCMC announces 2022–2023 school year calendar, 9-day Tet break for students

Vietnam strives to restore tourism back to the state of 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. Vietnam’s latest tourism planning places emphasis on the sustainable development of the industry to make it the spearhead in the country’s economy in the years to come. Overview of the conference held on August 9. Photo: MCST The issue was discussed at a conference held on August 9 which gathered domestic and foreign officials and experts to provide ideas for Tourism Planning for the period 2021-2030 and a vision for 2045. The planning has many important points, including quality, efficiency, and competitiveness of an industry that generated US$32 billion in 2019 (before the Covid-19 pandemic). It aims to restructure the tourism industry with spatial orientations and development solutions coupled with the planning of tourist sub-regions, maritime tourism, among others. Vietnam’s tourism industry needs to be oriented by a long-term vision, based on … [Read more...] about Vietnam seeks ways to boost competitiveness of tourism

Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc directs to speed up vaccination rollout citywide He made the statement at today’s online meeting with 21 districts and Thu Duc city about the preliminary review after one week of implementation of the vaccination program for children in the city. Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Hung said that the number of Covid-19 cases in the city in the last weeks of July tended to increase, the Department has advised the municipal People's Committee to choose August as the peak month for vaccination against Covid-19 for children. After one week of implementation, the city has organized 188 injection points at schools and administered approximately 82,042 shots of vaccines, 1.45 times higher than the previous week with 56,538 shots. However, according to the Deputy Director of the Department of Health, the city's vaccination coverage rate is lower than the national average. Specifically, the proportion of children … [Read more...] about Vice Chairman directs to speed up vaccination rollout citywide

A tourist complex in Laos. (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – The number of tourists coming to Laos increased again after it lifted travel restrictions in January 2022, said the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism’s Tourism Development Department. The Laotian Times cited figures from the department that more than 42,000 foreign nationals entered the country on tourist visas in the first half of this year, with the highest numbers arriving in May and June. The average stay for these arrivals was 7.9 days, with spending averaging around 83 USD per person. As a result, tourism revenue generated from the group reached approximately 4.55 million USD in the period. Most of the international arrivals came from Thailand, Vietnam, and a spattering of other ASEAN nations. Domestic tourism also increased, with more than 600,000 Lao people travelling within the country and spending an average of 45 USD per person over 2.5 days./. VNA … [Read more...] about Lao tourism sees signs of recovering after reopening