Some 1.2 million people are expected to file for unemployment benefits this year, with over 983,000 already doing so in the first 10 months, a 32.5 percent increase year-on-year from 2019. By the third quarter 31.8 million workers aged 15 or above either lost their jobs or had their working hours and incomes reduced, according to government data. … [Read more...] about How Vietnam fought a pandemic and won
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Quang Ninh suspends public transportation following latest Covid-19 outbreaks
Chairing an urgent government meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Hai Duong and Quang Ninh to swiftly track down everyone who came into contact with the clusters and temporarily close their borders to prevent the virus from spreading. … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh suspends public transportation following latest Covid-19 outbreaks
PM convenes urgent meeting after 82 local Covid-19 cases confirmed
At the urgent meeting this morning held at the National Convention Center, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam requested administrators of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh provinces, the Ministry of Health and related sides to take stronger precautionary measure against the disease. … [Read more...] about PM convenes urgent meeting after 82 local Covid-19 cases confirmed
Hai Duong imposes social distancing, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions
So far, 237 people, who worked at Poyun and had come in close contact with the infected 34-year-old woman, have been quarantined. The entire Kim Dien Village has been put under lockdown, while other villages in Hung Dao have implemented social distancing. Checkpoint stations have been erected to control traffic in and out of Hung Dao, and a section of Poyun closed down. … [Read more...] about Hai Duong imposes social distancing, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions
Hai Duong imposes lockdown, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions
So far, 237 people, who worked at Poyun and had come in close contact with the infected 34-year-old woman, have been quarantined. The entire Kim Dien Village has been put under lockdown, while other villages in Hung Dao have implemented social distancing. Checkpoint stations have been erected to control traffic in and out of Hung Dao, and a section of Poyun closed down. … [Read more...] about Hai Duong imposes lockdown, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions