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During the first quarter, the textile industry is poised to increase by 1.9 per cent, with expectations at 10.5 per cent if there had been no epidemic, whilst the garment industry will decrease by 1.5 per cent, in contrast to expectations of a 7.9 per cent rise in addition to leather and related products increasing by 0.5 per cent, in comparison with expectations of 8.5 per cent. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB.18

Some 80.9% of infections are classified as mild, 13.8% as severe and only 4.7% as critical. The highest fatality rate is for people aged 80 and older, at 14.8%. For children up to 9, there have been no fatalities and up to the age of 39, the death rate remains low at 0.2%. For the next age groups, the fatality rates increase gradually: For people in their 40s it is 0.4%, in their 50s it is 1.3%, in their 60s it is 3.6% and their 70s it is 8%. Looking at the sex ratio, men are more likely to die (2.8%) than women (1.7%). Identifying which existing illnesses put patients at risk, the study finds cardiovascular disease at number one, followed by diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and hypertension Pointing out the risk for medical staff, the paper says that a total of 3,019 health workers have been infected, 1,716 of which were confirmed cases and five had died by 11 February, which was the last day of data included in the research. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Largest study suggests elderly and sick are most at risk

The two included a 29-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman who were tested positive for coronavirus and admitted to hospital on January 30 and February 9, respectively. On February 10, three other coronavirus patients were also released after being treated at the hospital. According to director of Vinh Phuc Provincial Department of Health, Nguyen Thanh Hai, four other patients have also recovered and shown negative results for the virus in two latest tests at a local healthcare centre. "We're going to discharge two more patients later today," he said 13 out of 16 coronavirus patients in Vietnam have been successfully treated while three other are also recovering according to the health ministry, adding that no more new cases have been reported over the past five days. … [Read more...] about More coronavirus patients recover in Vietnam

Hanoi (VNA) – Small- and medium-sized banana growers in the Philippines, the world’s second largest exporter of the fruit, are being heavily affected by the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), following market closures in China. Mainland China is among the country’s biggest banana importers. Together with Japan, China purchased more than half of the shipments sent by the Southeast Asian nation in 2019. The Philippines earned 1.93 billion USD from banana exports last year, up about 40 percent from 2018 and accounting for 3 percent of the country’s overall exports. Representatives of the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) met officials from the Philippine Department of Agriculture on February 17 to tackle new challenges, including the COVID-19 outbreak. PBGEA Executive Director Stephen Antig said the hardest hit by the epidemic are small- and medium-sized growers who deal with spot buyers, as big … [Read more...] about Philippine banana growers struggle due to COVID-19

The pilot projects for tech-based cars were implemented following Decision 24/QĐ-BGTVT dated January 7, 2016, which allowed ride-hailing cars to operate in HCM City, Hà Nội, Đà Nẵng, Khánh Hòa and Quảng Ninh. — VNS … [Read more...] about Ride-hailing cars must display taxi signs