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HCM City to implement third relief package worth 7.3 trillion VND Ho Chi Minh City will carry out the third relief package worth 7.3 trillion VND (around 320.7 million USD) sourced from the local budget to help more households and informal workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Vo Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee. Speaking at a press conference held by the city’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on September 20, Hoan said given complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city and prolonged social distancing, people face more difficulties due to job loss and having no income. Therefore, in addition to the social security relief packages of the city's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and other organisations and individuals, the municipal People's Committee continues to implement the third relief package to help ease difficulties for local residents. According to reports from the People's Committees of … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 21

On September 21, Military Region 5 reviewed the region’s COVID-19 prevention and control work since the fourth COVID-19 outbreak in the country under the chair of its Commanding General Major General Nguyen Dinh Tien, who is also the head of the region’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. In response to the complicated developments of the COVID-19 in the country, especially in the region, the Party Committee and Chain-of-Command of Military Region 5 have implemented a number of drastic measures against the diseases. They have directed affiliates to work closely with local Party committees, authorities, and other forces and showed high determination to early detect, prevent, zone off, and stamp out the pandemic effectively. Apart from achievements in the COVID-19 fight, Military Region 5 has also carried out drills and training with high quality. It has also directed relevant agencies to make good preparation for and ensure absolute safety for the organization of … [Read more...] about Efforts to fight COVID-19 continue

Lieutenant General Vu Hai San, Deputy Defense Minister and Head of the Steering Board for COVID-19 Prevention and Control under the MND, chaired the event. Addressing the event, General San expressed his sincere thanks to the VGCL for their support and affirmed that the ministry will make full use of the funds to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that the ministry has been taking drastic measures to curb the spread of the pandemic. Particularly, the military has established 175 medical quarantine areas in military units, closely worked with local authorities to spray disinfectants in Vinh Phuc, Hanoi, Da Nang, Hai Duong – flashpoints of the pandemic at present in Vietnam, and built two field hospitals to treat COVID patients in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces. Amid the complicated development of the pandemic, border troops working on the front-line have shown their strong determination to accomplish all assigned missions. Reportedly, the force has set up over 1,900 … [Read more...] about More financial support presented to military