Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Hanoi’s authorities are expanding home quarantine for F0 and F1 cases to 30 districts and townships, as prescribed by the health sector. The requirement was made after Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh signed a dispatch to implement measures in response to a continued rise in COVID-19 cases in the city. It is expected that the number of new cases will continue to rise rapidly, particularly as travel traditionally increases in the last months of the year. There have been 1,751 new cases found in the city between November 25 to December 1, an average of 291 cases a day. Anh asked the Department of Health to guide districts and townships in strengthening measures that control the pandemic while increasing the speed of vaccine distribution. The Department of Health will coordinate with the Department of Information and Communications to deploy software to manage the treatment of F0 cases at … [Read more...] about Hanoi implements home quarantine for COVID contacts
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Vietnam, Russia sign cooperation agreement on vaccine production
VABIOTECH and Sovico Group sign a cooperation agreement with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on the supply and production of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) - Vietnamese pharmaceutical company VABIOTECH and Sovico Group signed a cooperation agreement with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on the supply and production of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam in Moscow on December 2 with the witness of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc . The deal also covers the expansion of Sputnik V vaccine supply sources in Vietnam as well as nearby countries and territories, and the collaboration in technology transfer and quality check. The T&T Group of Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding with the RDIF and Binnopharm Group on the transfer of production technology and the formation of a research centre and a facility with full process of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine production in Vietnam. Accordingly, the RDIF will transfer … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia sign cooperation agreement on vaccine production
Hanoi students in suburban districts to come back to schools next week
Allowing students to return to schools was a legitimate desire of both parents and teachers. The Hanoi People’s Committee has decided to allow students of the fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth and twelfth grades living in 18 pandemic-free districts labeled "green zones" to return to school from November 8. There is still no specific plan for students in urban areas to resume in-person schooling. To ensure safety for students, classes have been disinfected, antiseptic solutions and electronic thermometers have been made available, and teachers have been trained to handle students showing Covid-19 symptoms. Following pandemic control measures leaves a double burden for teachers as they need to ensure a safe distance among students, a class would be divided into including the morning and afternoon shifts. “I want to go out and meet friends at cafes when the social distancing measures are lifted and I believe that my children also have the same desire. Children have had to stay at … [Read more...] about Hanoi students in suburban districts to come back to schools next week
