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Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam at the meeting (Photo: SGGP) A mission team led by Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam, who is also head of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, toured Binh Tan District to check the Covid-19 prevention task on July 25. He said that local authority should encourage the private health sector to join hands with the locality and Ho Chi Minh City in epidemic prevention including taking samples for testing, deploying rapid sampling for testing, and self-collection of samples for testing; hence, the public and private health services can align to fight Covid-19. Speaking at the meeting with Binh Tan District on the same day, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that it is necessary to reorganize isolation areas for locally infected cases without symptoms or with mild symptoms. Moreover, the local health sector must prevent cross-infection between people with mild symptoms and critically ill patients. Binh Tan District administration must set … [Read more...] about Deputy PM directs to call up private health sector to fight Covid-19

MB Group - a generous benefactor during pandemic By Van Ly MB Group vice chairman and general director Luu Trung Thai presents VND10 billion to a representative of the Hanoi government - PHOTOS: MB GROUP As the Covid-19 pandemic has been hitting many parts of the country, many enterprises have stepped up their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to give a helping hand to the community. MB Group is not an outsider to the trend, making significant contributions to the country’s fight against the pandemic. Donating VND40 billion to buy Covid-19 vaccines Contributing to the Hanoi government’s Covid-19 vaccination program, Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB), an arm of MB Group, on June 19 donated VND10 billion to help the city combat the pandemic. At the program “Hanoi joins hands to combat the Covid-19 pandemic,” jointly held by the municipal government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi, MB Group vice chairman and general … [Read more...] about MB Group – a generous benefactor during pandemic

New Covid-19 infections ease a little, with 3552 more cases The Saigon Times Residents in Hanoi’s Bac Tu Liem District wait for their turns to make health declarations and take Covid-19 rapid tests. The Ministry of Health announced 3,552 more Covid-19 cases this evening, July 25, with all of them being domestic infections – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Ministry of Health announced 3,552 more Covid-19 cases this evening, July 25, sending the day's spike to 7,525 cases, a fall of 1,700 compared to the previous day. The new cases were all domestic infections reported in 31 provinces and cities nationwide, including 594 cases whose source of transmission remained unknown. HCMC as usual took the lead in the case number, at 2,227 cases. The neighboring province of Binh Duong came second with 368 cases, followed by Tay Ninh with 186 cases, Ba Ria-Vung Tau with 126 cases, Dong Nai with 119 cases. Meanwhile, 26 other provinces and cities accounted for the rest. Overall, the … [Read more...] about New Covid-19 infections ease a little, with 3552 more cases

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has undergone 17 days of partial lockdown, but the result has not been as effective as intended. Ho Chi Minh City will impose a partial curfew from tomorrow evening [July 26], requiring residents not to go outside after 6:00 PM, the city’s Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong said at a meeting in the evening of Sunday. Authorities have tightened control over preventive measures in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre “From tomorrow, people will not go out from 6:00 PM to 6:AM daily. All activities are temporarily suspended, except for emergencies and anti-pandemic work,” Phong said at a time when the city has undergone 17 days of partial lockdown but the implementation remains lenient. As of July 25, the city has reported 60,425 Covid-19 infections, accounting for 61% of the country’s total caseload. Phong asked armed forces and authorized officials to conduct patrols all day night and check the implementation of precautionary measures. … [Read more...] about Today’s Covid News: Partial curfew in HCMC from tomorrow evening

The commitment was made during a recent governmental-level meeting on the Vietnam - Germany development cooperation in 2021 held via videoconference, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). Among the beneficiary projects, the one on building a centre for epidemic forecasting and management proposed by the Health Ministry as an emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic will receive EUR15 million in non-refundable ODA. The MPI said the German Government views Vietnam as a “global partner” in development cooperation under the new BMZ 2030 strategy. Director of the MPI's Foreign Economic Relations Department Pham Hoang Mai (center) shows the signed minutes of the virtual meeting with Director for Asia at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Gisela Hammerschmidt (Photo: vneconomy.vn) During the meeting, attended by Director of the MPI's Foreign Economic Relations Department Pham Hoang Mai and Director for Asia at the German … [Read more...] about Germany pledges over EUR113.5 million in ODA for Vietnam

Particularly, the mission offered incense in commemoration of late Lieutenant General Truong Khanh Chau, Hero of the People’s Armed Forces and former Deputy Defense Minister, and visited and presented gifts to Lieutenant General Tran Hanh, Hero of the People’s Armed Forces and former Deputy Defense Minister. After paying respect to General Chau, General Vinh affirmed that troops throughout the military have been upholding and promoting the glorious tradition built by former generations. Furthermore, they are determined to build and firmly protect socialism in Vietnam. Extending his best wishes to General Chau’s family members, Vinh hoped that they would continue preserving his keepsakes and educating young people about the tradition of the Vietnam People’s Army. On the same day, the delegation visited and presented gifts to former Deputy Defense Minister Tran Hanh. During the visit, General Vinh wished the former defense leader good health and hoped that he would make more … [Read more...] about MND pays gratitude to late, former defense leaders