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Ho Chi Minh City honours 82 religious volunteer who have supported the city in COVID-19 fight (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the city's Committee for Religious Affairs on October 13 honoured 82 religious volunteers who have worked side by side with medical workers at local COVID-19 treatment hospitals. Addressing the event, on behalf of hospitals and clinics where the volunteers worked, Doctor Le Anh Tuan, Vice Director of the hospital for intensive care for COVID-19 patients thanked the volunteers for their assistance, which he said has helped medical workers complete their medical tasks. Tuan noted that thanks to the joint efforts of medical staff and the volunteers, so far, 2,500 out of 3,800 COVID-19 patients with severe conditions at the hospital have recovered and been discharged. To date, over 2,800 medical workers and volunteers from many hospitals, localities and training facilities across … [Read more...] about HCM City honours religious volunteers supporting COVID-19 fight

With a flexible response, the province’s industrial production enjoyed sound growth in the first nine months of the year. Nearly 450 local enterprises applied the “three on-site” model, where employees work, eat, and sleep on-site, to keep production going while ensuring the safety of more than 50,000 workers. Chien Chung Chih, Administration Manager of San Fang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., said: "We applied the “three on-site” model for 750 workers, or 60 percent of our workforce. They lived in a 70-room dormitory, each from 20-40 square metres. The company was in charge of transporting them from their living quarters to the worksite every day. They were directed to strictly follow the “5K message” while at the dormitory and the workplace." "We recommended to local authorities that workers be given vaccinations at the earliest possible time," he said. "We have calculated that the “three on-site” model will cost us billions of VND. But we accept this to ensure production and … [Read more...] about Ba Ria-Vung Tau firms move to adapt to new normal

A man from a high-risk area in a village in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak's Buon Me Thuot receives COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam on October 16 reported 3,221 new infections of COVID-19, including 10 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health. The figure is 578 cases lower than the previous day. HCM City detected the highest number of infections with 790, followed by Dong Nai province with 397 and Binh Duong province with 385. The national tally now stands at 860,860, including 856,197 cases recorded since the outset of the fourth coronavirus wave in late April The Ministry of Health also reported that 3,528 patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 471 requiring invasive ventilation and 19 on life support (ECMO). On the same day, the country saw 88 deaths from the disease. The death toll now hits 21,131. A further 1,581 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total recoveries to 790,504 By October … [Read more...] about COVID-19: 3,221 cases added to national count

The Hanoi Health sector presented 1.314 billion VND to buy vaccines, while the Truong Hai Automobile Joint Stock Company (THACO) donated 300,000 test kits, 30 ambulances and supported 30 mobile vaccination vehicles worth 84 billion VND. Addressing the event, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Lan Huong highly appreciated the help of agencies and businesses in the city's pandemic prevention and control. The city has completed two major campaigns of mass testing, and vaccinations against COVID-19 for the city's population. She said she believes that with the solidarity of the people, the capital and the whole country will soon repel the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the life to the new normal. Also at the event, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi transferred 300,000 COVID-19 test kits, 30 ambulances and 30 mobile vaccination vehicles to the city's Department of Health. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Hanoi receives donations for COVID-19 fight

A traffic police officer performs duty at a checkpoint (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi has stopped examining people and vehicles entering or exiting the city when they pass pandemic checkpoints, the municipal steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said on October 15. Traffic police now only stand guard at checkpoints to ensure traffic safety and deal with any problems arising. Police and other forces like military, traffic inspectorate, and health authorities have maintained the operation of 54 pandemic checkpoints across Hanoi, including 21 on national highways and 33 on smaller roads connecting the city with other provinces, the steering committee said. Over the past two weeks, Hanoi has recorded just four COVID-19 cases in the population of 8,367,300. Up to 98 percent of the local residents aged 18 and above have been given at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine. Given this, the pandemic risk in the city now is assessed as low, which means … [Read more...] about Hanoi stops commuter, vehicle examination at pandemic checkpoints

In 2007, Viet Nam will boost external religious activities together with intensifying the fight against the abuse of religions to undermine national unity. The Government Commission for Religious Affairs during a conference convened in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 18 defined these two tasks as its key task this year. These tasks should be done in combination with widespread dissemination of information on the Party's policies and viewpoints concerning religious issues and the State's laws, the commission said. It will also promote the training of officials in charge of religious affairs, and cooperate with other ministries and agencies in the implementation of religious activities. The year 2006 was a year of remarkable religious events. Among those activities were the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha, the establishment of the Therevada Khmer Buddhist Institute in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho , and the publishing of a … [Read more...] about Viet Nam increases external religious activities in 2007