The hospital lies at the northwest gateway to Ho Chi Minh City and will provide healthcare services for locals as well as residents in nearby areas, Nguyen Tan Binh, director of the Department of Health, said at the groundbreaking ceremony on Friday. … [Read more...] about Work starts on $78mn hospital in Ho Chi Minh City
Discharging patients from hospital
No new COVID-19 cases to report, tally stays unchanged on Jan. 17
Hanoi (VNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam remains at 1,537 as no new infections were reported between 6pm on January 16 and 6pm on January 17. That includes 693 cases of domestic transmission, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. As of January 17, 1,380 patients have recovered from the disease while the number of related fatalities is still kept at 35. Ten of those still under treatment have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, once, another ten twice, and ten others thrice. There are 17,954 people having close contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit regions in quarantine at present./. … [Read more...] about No new COVID-19 cases to report, tally stays unchanged on Jan. 17
Pig farm fuss highlights foul plight
Vu Dung, Deputy Chairman of Thach Binh People’s Committee, told VIR that the farm has been operating for 11 years and changed its owners twice in that time. “According to the declaration of the owner, they won an auction in 2018 to use this land plot, including the farm. Afterwards, the couple [Ha and her husband] rented the farm out to a foreign company which now directly manages and operates it.” Meanwhile, the farm’s owner explained to VIR that the family’s legal obligations do not extend to the surrounding ponds and lakes. … [Read more...] about Pig farm fuss highlights foul plight
HCMC asked to clean up its waste treatment act
The company stores about 160,000 tons of inert waste in two yards covering 32,000 square meters. Many areas of the yards are not covered, and the waste lies exposed. Leachate from the two yards is collected in a trench and the polluted water seeps into the soil. … [Read more...] about HCMC asked to clean up its waste treatment act
PV Gas donates to Defense Ministry’s “Gratitude Fund”
According to PV Gas’s Deputy General Director Nguyen Thanh Binh, in addition to production missions, PV Gas has actively participated in social and gratitude activities. Particularly, the business has spent billions of VND on building houses for needy troops, purchasing canoes for the border guard force, buying gifts for troops on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands, and constructing military-civilian infirmaries in needy border localities. … [Read more...] about PV Gas donates to Defense Ministry’s “Gratitude Fund”