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Volunteers distribute food to families under lockdown in HCMC's District 3, July 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran. Vietnam recorded 4,560 new local Covid-19 cases Saturday night, including 1,677 in epicenter HCMC, raising the city's tally in the new wave to 90,243. Of the night's tally, the southern metropolis's was followed by its neighbors Binh Duong (1,207) and Long An (544). Other localities recording new infections are the Mekong Delta's Dong Thap (115), Can Tho (17) and Hau Giang (17), An Giang (2) and Bac Lieu (1); the central region's Khanh Hoa (335), Da Nang (55), Binh Thuan (37), Phu Yen (30), Dak Lak (21), Binh Dinh (19), Gia Lai (13), Nghe An (11), Quang Nam (10), Thua Thien-Hue (9), Dak Nong (8), Ninh Thuan (5), Thanh Hoa (5), Lam Dong (3), Ha Tinh (2), Quang Ngai (1) and Quang Binh (1); and the northern region's Hanoi (43), Vinh Phuc (4), Ha Nam (3), Hai Duong (3), Ninh Binh (2) and Hai Phong (1). Over three months into its fourth wave, the most … [Read more...] about HCMC coronavirus tally in new wave tops 90,000

An online forum has been organized to discuss solutions to help 19 southern provinces sell their farm produce. Nineteen provinces in the south are experiencing social distancing with restricted travel. It now the high fruit harvesting season with high output that needs to be consumed. A report showed that the provinces need to sell 32,000 tons of mango a month, 41,000 tons of bananas, 48,000 tons of dragon fruit, 25,000 tons of durian, 10,000 tons of rambutan and 20,000 tons of longan. According to Taskforce 970 in charge of coordinating producers and distributors of farm produce for southern provinces amid the pandemic, as of 3 pm on July 26, 414 distributors had registered to provide farm produce with the taskforce, including 107 fruit and 103 vegetable distributors. The problem lies in transportation. It is difficult to carry farm produce to consumption points. The Ministry of Transport’s QR Code registration system is often overloaded for many hours. Many cities and … [Read more...] about Southern provinces assisted to sell farm produce amid social distancing

A retired female doctor in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has decided to continue working to rescue Covid-19 patients who are in critical condition. Doctor Phan Thi Phung, 55, head of Intensive Care Ward of Can Tho General Hospital, has announced her decision at a hospital's meeting on Friday. Doctor Phan Thi Phung "I will try to stay with the staff of the Intensive Care Ward until the end of the Covid-19 fight. I will continue my work when I can,” Phung said. Doctor Tran Quoc Luan, director of the hospital, said that all people were surprised and felt moved by what Phung said. Phung and her colleagues at the Intensive Care Ward of Can Tho General Hospital “She always tries her best to save people from being on the verge of death, helping to inspire her colleagues,” Luan added. Over the past month since the Covid-19 outbreak in the city, Phung has been staying with other staff days and nights to save patients who are in critical … [Read more...] about Retired doctor volunteers to continue working to save Covid-19 patients

July retail sales plunges nearly 20% due to COVID-19 Total retail sales of goods and services shrank 8.3 percent month-on-month in July to 14.84 billion USD as a result of restrictions induced to stem the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Total retail sales of goods and services in the first seven months of this year exceeded 121 billion USD, up 0.7 percent year on year. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is formulating specific plans to stimulate consumption and sustainably develop the domestic market./. Vinamilk posts record high net revenue in Q2 2021 The Vietnam Dairy Products JSC – Vinamilk, the largest dairy company in Vietnam, posted a record high in net revenue of 15.71 trillion VND (682.57 million USD) in the second quarter of 2021, a year-on-year rise of 1.4 percent, according to its financial report. The figure also rose by 19.2 percent compared to the previous quarter. The company’s after-tax profit exceeded 2.86 trillion VND in the period, a year-on-year … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 31

Here are today’s leading news stories: COVID-19 Updates -- The Ministry of Health documented 4,372 local infections, including 2,027 cases in Ho Chi Minh City, on Sunday morning, raising the national tally to 150,060, with 38,734 recoveries and 1,306 deaths. -- The prime minister issued a document on Saturday requesting authorities in 19 southern provinces and cities, including Ho Chi Minh City, to continue implementing social distancing measures under the PM’s Directive No. 16 for another 14 days from August 2. -- The Ministry of Health has allocated more than three million COVID-19 vaccine shots to Ho Chi Minh City, which are enough to be administered to 22.3 percent of the city’s citizens who are over 18 years old. -- The central city of Da Nang began reinstating extensive social distancing measures from 6:00 pm on Saturday to cope with the rising number of local COVID-19 transmissions. Society -- As of Saturday, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong had … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – August 1