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The Ministry of Health confirmed 4,734 new COVID-19 cases, including two imported on August 1 morning, pushing up the national infection count since the start of the pandemic that hit the nation early last year to 150,060. Of the total figure regarding domestic cases, HCM City, the country’s biggest coronavirus epicenter, documented 2,027, followed by the southern provinces of Binh Duong with 1,415, Long An with 318, and Dong Nai with 262. Hanoi led with two-digit infections at 67, trailed by Vinh Long (50), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (46), Hau Giang (37), Ben Tre (32) , Kien Giang (24), Phu Yen (22), Tra Vinh (22), An Giang (21), and Dong Thap (16). The remaining localities registering one single-digit cases included Thanh Hoa Quang Tri, Hai Duong, Kon Tum, and and Hung. Among the new cases, 884 were detected in the community, and 3,848 in isolation facilities or areas currently under lockdown. The country has so far logged 2,241 imported, and 147,819 domestic infections. July … [Read more...] about National infection tally crosses 150,000 as 4,734 COVID-19 cases recorded

The remaining new cases confirmed Tuesday are in the city's neighboring provinces of Binh Duong (519), Long An (246), Tay Ninh (176), and Dong Nai (147), the Mekong Delta's Can Tho City (31) and provinces of Vinh Long (72), Ben Tre (62), Soc Trang (33), Dong Thap (31), An Giang (26), and Kien Giang (3), Da Nang (66) and the central provinces of Binh Thuan (72), Phu Yen (20), Binh Dinh (18), Dak Lak (11), Dak Nong (8), Nghe An (5), Ha Tinh (4), Quang Tri (1), and Thanh Hoa (1), and northern provinces of Phu Tho (3), Son La (3), Hai Duong (2), Dien Bien (1), and Hanoi (1). Of all the new infections, 687 were detected in the community and 2,876 were in quarantine zones and areas under lockdown. More than three months into the new wave, Vietnam has recorded 161,431 community infections in 62 of its 63 cities and provinces, with HCMC being the epicenter. Also Tuesday morning, the authorities confirmed another 186 deaths so far in the wave in 10 cities and provinces, including 165 … [Read more...] about HCMC’s coronavirus infection tally in new wave crosses 100,000

Vietnam recorded an additional 3,578 more Covid-19 infections in the past 12 hours, raising the total number of patients in the country to 165,339, the Ministry of Health reported at 6 am on Tuesday. According to the ministry's report, 3,563 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases most of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 1,998 in Ho Chi Minh City, 519 in Binh Duong, 246 in Long An, 176 in Tay Ninh, 147 in Dong Nai, 72 in Vinh Long, 72 in Binh Thuan, 66 in Danang, 62 in Ben Tre, 33 in Soc Trang, 31 in Can Tho, 31 in Dong Thap, 26 in An Giang, 20 in Phu Yen, 18 in Binh Dinh, 11 in Dak Lak, eight in Dak Nong, five in Nghe An, four in Ha Tinh, three each in Kien Giang, Bac Lieu, Phu Tho, Son La, two in Hai Duong, and one each in Dien Bien, Quang Tri, Thanh Hoa, and Hanoi. Among these new infections, 687 cases were found in the communities. Ho Chi Minh City continued to report the highest number of new … [Read more...] about Vietnam confirms 3,578 more Covid-19 patients

HCMC’s Covid-19 tally in fourth wave exceeds 100,000 The Saigon Times A man has his temperature checked before getting the Covid-19 vaccine in HCMC. Vietnam reported 3,578 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday morning - PHOTO: MINISTRY OF HEALTH HCMC - The total number of domestic Covid-19 infections in HCMC in the fourth wave of the pandemic, which began in late April, has risen to 100,557 after the city reported 1,998 new cases this morning, August 3. The Ministry of Health also confirmed 1,565 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in 27 other cities and provinces and 15 imported cases. With 519 cases, Binh Duong recorded the second biggest number of new infections after HCMC, followed by Long An with 246, Tay Ninh with 176 and Dong Nai with 147. Vinh Long, Binh Thuan, Danang, Ben Tre, Soc Trang, Can Tho, Dong Thap, An Giang, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Daklak detected 11-72 new cases each. Dak Nong, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu, Phu Tho, Son La, Hai Duong, … [Read more...] about HCMC’s Covid-19 tally in fourth wave exceeds 100,000

The COVID-19 outbreaks in Ho Chi Minh City and many southern provinces are destroying the "health" of local businesses and hindering economic recovery, According to Assoc. Dr. To Trung Thanh from National Economics University, the nation’s GDP during the first six months of the year recovered to a certain extent with an increase of 5.64%, far higher than the 1.82% level recorded during the same period from last year. Despite this, the recurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic in a number of key localities involved in the global production chain, including Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Hanoi, along with the economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City and some southern provinces, poses a great challenges to the national economy. Indeed, this is set to be a major issue moving forward into the second half of the year. "It is almost certain that the Government's 6.5% economic growth target set forth at the beginning of the year is unachievable," Assoc. Dr. To Trung Thanh commented. Dr. Thanh said … [Read more...] about Huge challenges ahead for economic growth amid COVID-19 outbreak

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper has launched a new charity programme to support meals for health workers at two field hospitals for Covid-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City. Meals sent by Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper to doctors at Covid-19 Field Hospital 6 The programme aims to send 10,000 meals valued at VND500 million (USD21,739) funded by donations from Dantri readers for doctors and frontline workers at field hospitals 6 and 7 in Ho Chi Minh City. On August 1, the first 500 meals were brought to the health workers at the two hospitals. Expressing his sincere thanks, director of Covid-19 Field Hospital 6, Phan Minh Hoang, said that staff were really moved by the care and support from organisations and individuals in and outside the country. "This is not just a meal but it also represents the public love for us," he said. "It gives us more strength to defeat the pandemic." Doctor Nguyen Thi Hien said that she used to miss home badly during the … [Read more...] about Dantri subsidises meals for doctors in Ho Chi Minh City