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Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand on January 25 announced it will begin the national COVID-19 vaccination programme in February by administering 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine to high-risk groups. Health workers in Samut Sakhon province, the epicentre of the latest outbreak, would be the first to be inoculated, then elderly and people with chronic diseases, said senior health official Sopon Mekton. Thailand's Food and Drug Administration last week approved AstraZeneca's vaccine for emergency use. It has yet to grant authorisation for that of China’s Sinovac Biotech, of which the government has ordered two million doses. Thailand has so far confirmed 13,687 COVID-19 cases with 75 deaths./. … [Read more...] about Thailand to start COVID-19 vaccination next month

Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air and Bamboo Airways have been found selling more tickets than their seating capacity. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested the three airlines not to sell tickets that exceeded the number of confirmed slots. The order was made following the CAAV’s check and monitor the ticket sale activities of local airlines. In case, the airlines continue to ignore the request, the CAAV will not issue a licence for aviation transport. Between January 27 and February 26, local carriers will focus on domestic air routes with over 1,000 fights per day, up 28% on-year. The number would be 1,200 flights on peak days. Besides the daytime, airlines will also increase their flights at night from 10 pm to 7 am the next day with 140-150 flights per day. Passengers are advised to do self-check-in via web, mobile or check-in kiosks at the domestic terminal, besides checking in at counters. They also need to carefully check private papers such … [Read more...] about Three airlines found selling more tickets than seating capacity

“Despite the impact of the pandemic and the most recent storms that hit Quang Binh province heavily, the local people and SCG staff have joined hands to complete the project on time. This venue is expected to become a shared ground for the whole community, regardless of age or gender to practice sports and exercises together, aiming toward a total wellness for all. We hope that this model will soon be replicated in other communities in the near future.” … [Read more...] about SCG builds outdoor community gym in Quang Binh

At present, a total of 9,088 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined, including 72 at hospitals, 7,150 at concentrated quarantine establishments and 1,866 at home. As many as 307 out of the 329 patients, or 93.3 percent, have been successfully treated. The remaining 22 patients are undergoing treatment at centrally-run and provincial hospitals across the country and are in a stable health condition. Of them, nine patients remained positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, 10 tested negative for the virus once and three tested negative at least twice. … [Read more...] about Vietnam records no new COVID-19 infections in community for 52 days