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HCM City is gathering opinions to reopen various activities from October 1 after the Covid-19 outbreak has been controlled in the city. Various activities to be reopened with conditions During a press conference on September 26, Pham Duc Hai, deputy head of HCM City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention said that the city planned to allow the reopening of many activities from October. The Department of Transport is consulting on how to regulate the traffic inside the city and organise inter-province traffic. Le Hoa Binh, vice chairman of HCM City People's Committee had sent an urgent document asking localities authorities to give feedback on the plan and propose measures to better control the outbreak while restarting the economy. According to the plan, crowds of more than 10 people will still be banned. However, if all of the participants have been fully vaccinated, a crowd with fewer than 50 people is allowed. Barriers and checkpoints at … [Read more...] about HCM City plans to reopen some activities from October 1

A view of HCM City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The downward trend in new COVID-19 infections and a high ratio of vaccination have been among good signals creating the momentum for Ho Chi Minh City to reopen its economy after September 30 as planned. According to the city Department of Health, as of September 26 morning, 9.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been injected, with 6.8 million people, or 94.5 percent of local residents over 18 years old receiving the first shots and 2.6 million others getting full two shots. Meanwhile, the ratio of new infections in red and orange zones detected through mass testing has declined from 3.7 percent to 1.1 percent after six testing drives. In the seventh testing drive from September 20, the ratio was 0.3 percent. Defining health care strategy as one of key factor for the re-opening plan, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Vice Director of the city Health Department said after vaccination reaches full coverage, the city will focus on … [Read more...] about HCM City prepares for reopening after September 30

The Association of Francophone Universities (AUF) has opened employment support centres in Hà Nội and HCM City. — Photo Courtesy of AUF HÀ NỘI — On Monday the Association of Francophone Universities (AUF) opened two employment support centres in Hà Nội and HCM City, with the aim of connecting students with job opportunities, increase their integration into the labour market and encourage their start-up spirit. One centre – named the Centre d'employabilité francophone (CEF) in French - is based in Hà Nội University, while the other is based in the southern branch of Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences in HCM City. The two centres will have projects relating to consultation, job-seeking support, soft-skills training, occupational certification and start-ups. Jean-Marc Lavest, Director of AUF Asia and Pacific, said that in May 2020 the AUF launched a global poll. Feedback was received from more than 15,000 state agencies, university managers, … [Read more...] about French employment support centres open in Hà Nội and HCM City

In-door hairdressing salons are expected to reopen in HCM City from October 1. — Photo tienphong.vn HCM CITY — HCM City plans to gradually reopen some economic activities from October 1 as the pandemic has been basically put under control in the southern economic hub. Vice chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Lê Hòa Bình has sent an urgent document to authorities of local districts and communes to give opinions on a draft Directive adjusting measures safely and flexibly for effective COVID-19 control and socio-economic recovery. Under the draft Directive, the city will permit the reopening of businesses and production establishments in industrial zones, processing and exporting zones, high tech zones, as well as in districts and Thủ Đức City. Services allowed to reopen include food and drink for delivery, in-door hairdressing salons (allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity), traditional markets, … [Read more...] about HCM City plans to resume some activities from October 1

Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City has seen higher efficiency as the numbers of new cases, severe patients and deaths have decreased while the number of discharged patients has increased rapidly, said a municipal official. Speaking at a press conference held by HCM City's Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on September 26, Chief of Office of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai said 3,512 patients were hospitalised on September 25, a sharp decline compared to the previous days. The number of seriously ill patients who need support of ventilators fell to 1,918 on September 25 compared to 2,037 on September 23 and 2,174 on September 21, she said. The number of fatalities also saw a remarkable drop, with 131 deaths recorded on September 26 compared to more than 350 cases in late August, Mai stressed. The number of patients discharged from hospitals has also … [Read more...] about HCM City sees sharp fall in numbers of COVID-19 deaths, hospitalised patients

Vietnam confirmed an additional 9,362 Covid-19 infections on Monday and 10,528 patients were discharged from hospital following their recovery the same day, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, 9,342 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 36 localities including HCM City (4,134), Binh Duong (3,793), Dong Nai (616), Long An (190), An Giang (131), and Tay Ninh (80). There were 20 imported patients confirmed today. The new infection number showed a decrease of 669 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 4,453 infections found in the community. As of Monday evening, 761,527 infections have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April, with some southern localities recording high infections such as HCM City (375,794), Binh Duong (203,989), Dong Nai (46,283), Long An (31,979), and Tien Giang (13,845). The outbreak has so far spread to 62 out of 63 cities and provinces … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports falling Covid-19 infections on Monday