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Several Vietnamese arriving from Cambodia illegally test positive for Covid The Saigon Times The people who were found entering Vietnam illegally. Among the 10 people who entered Vietnam's southern province of Long An illegally, three tested positive for Covid-19 and were taken to a field hospital for treatment - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Among 10 Vietnamese people who were found entering Vietnam's southern province of Long An illegally, three tested positive for Covid-19 and were taken to a field hospital for treatment, Huynh Thanh Hien, chairman of Tan Hung District in the province, said on July 26. The remaining seven tested negative for the virus once and were sent to a quarantine center, the local media reported. Due to illegal entry posing a high risk of spreading Covid, the Long An anti-virus steering committee told the border guards to work closely with the districts and towns to tighten control over illegal entry. At 9.45 p.m. on July 24, while a patrol team of … [Read more...] about Several Vietnamese arriving from Cambodia illegally test positive for Covid

2030 Business Club gives 26 tons of veggies to disadvantaged workers By Phu Duc The 2030 Business Club delivers 26 tons of vegetables and fruits to workers in areas under lockdown in HCMC on July 26 - PHOTO: 2030 BUSINESSPEOPLE CLUB HCMC - The 2030 Business Club, a member of the Saigon Times Club, gave 26 tons of vegetables and fruits to workers in areas under lockdown or quarantine in HCMC on July 26 as the Covid-19 pandemic has made life hard for them. The vegetables were donated by people and enterprises from across the country such as farmers from the Ka Do and P’Ro’h communes of Don Duong District, Lam Dong Province, D'Furni Company; students from the HCMC College of Economics; and friends of the 2030 Business Club in Binh Thuan Province. Volunteers, who are farmers from Don Duong District, collected the vegetables and fruits from July 23-25 and then sent them to HCMC for the 2030 Business Club. The event is part of the first phase of the “2030 Business Club … [Read more...] about 2030 Business Club gives 26 tons of veggies to disadvantaged workers

Czech says to donate 250,000 Covid vaccine doses to Vietnam The Saigon Times A military officer is vaccinated against Covid-19. The Czech Republic has announced that it will give Vietnam 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Czech Minister of Health Adam Vojtech has announced that his country will donate 2.39 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa, Asia and the Balkan Peninsula by the end of this year, including 250,000 doses to Vietnam. This is part of the commitments of the European Union’s leaders to present 100 million doses to low- and middle-income countries this year, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported. Most of the vaccines will be distributed through the Covax Facility. However, the doses that the Czech Republic will donate to Vietnam will not be provided through the Covax Facility. According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, despite the global shortages of Covid vaccines, Vietnam has secured a total of 150 million doses … [Read more...] about Czech says to donate 250,000 Covid vaccine doses to Vietnam

Nearly 2,000 additional Covid-19 patients recover, released from HCMC’s hospitals The Saigon Times Recovered Covid-19 patients get onto a minibus to return home after being declared free of the coronavirus and allowed to leave a hospital in HCMC. The HCMC Center for Disease Control has announced that 1,995 recovered Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals citywide yesterday, July 26 – PHOTO: LDO HCMC – The HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC) has announced that 1,995 Covid-19 patients who recovered were discharged from hospitals citywide yesterday, July 26, raising the city’s total recoveries since the pandemic hit Vietnam early last year to 16,659 cases. An HCDC representative this afternoon said that the city, on which the latest coronavirus resurgence has taken its toll with over 68,000 cases reported to date, is gradually changing its Covid-19 treatment strategy to reduce the death toll and is tightening the implementation of the stay-at-home mandate … [Read more...] about Nearly 2,000 additional Covid-19 patients recover, released from HCMC’s hospitals

HCMC Covid-19 case number still goes up steeply as evening data released The Saigon Times A medical worker is seen speaking to a resident in a quarantined area in Hanoi. Vietnam reported 5,149 new Covid-19 cases this evening, July 27, with all of them being domestic infections in 29 provinces and cities – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Infections in HCMC continued to go up steeply to surpass the spike yesterday, as the Ministry of Health released new data this evening, July 27. The city recorded 4,469 cases out of the total 5,149 additional cases nationwide, sending the caseload in the country's biggest hotspot to 6,318 for the day. All of the new cases this evening were domestic infections in 29 provinces and cities, the Ministry of Health confirmed. The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap reported 154 cases, followed by Dong Nai with 120 cases, Long An with 75 cases, and Binh Duong with 79 cases. The remaining cases were recorded in 24 other localities nationwide. With the … [Read more...] about HCMC Covid-19 case number still goes up steeply as evening data released

Phu Bai airport official arrested over graft The Saigon Times Tran Xuan Long (2nd L), chief of the Secretariat of Phu Bai International Airport in Thua Thien-Hue Province, is arrested by the police – PHOTO: NLDO HCMC – Tran Xuan Long, office chief of the Phu Bai International Airport in Thua Thien-Hue Province, has been detained for alleged appropriation of VND5 billion. The provincial investigators yesterday, July 26, issued a decision prosecuting and arresting Long, aged 43, residing in the central province’s Huong Thuy Town, on charges of property embezzlement, reported Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper. Earlier, the provincial police had launched an investigation and started legal proceedings against a graft case. According to initial investigation results, from October in 2017 to January this year, during his time to join the management and operation of the Phu Bai airport, Long had abused his position and power to appropriate VND5 billion by franchising taxi … [Read more...] about Phu Bai airport official arrested over graft