Earlier, the municipal People’s Committee also announced that schoolers of kindergarten, elementary schools, middle and high schools and vocational schools throughout the city will have a 9-day Tet break. Schools that currently adapt a five-day-a-week schedule will have 11-day Tet break, from February 6- February 10 (on the 25th day of the last month- the 5th day of the first month of the lunar calendar). … [Read more...] about HCMC announces 7-day Lunar New Year break
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Hong Kong orders thousands to stay home in two-day virus lockdown
Thousands of Hong Kongers were ordered to stay in their homes on Saturday for the city's first coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in one of its poorest and most densely packed districts. The order bans anyone inside multiple housing blocks within the neighbourhood of Jordan from leaving their apartment unless they can show a negative test. Officials said they planned to test everyone inside the designated zone within 48 hours "in order to achieve the goal of zero cases in the district". The South China Morning Post said the measures covered about 150 housing blocks and up to 9,000 people with hundreds of police on standby to enforce the lockdown. Hong Kong was one of the first places to be struck by the coronavirus after it burst out of central China. It has kept infections under 10,000 with some 170 deaths by imposing effective but economically punishing social distancing measures for much of the last year. Over the last two months the city has been hit by a … [Read more...] about Hong Kong orders thousands to stay home in two-day virus lockdown
Vice President pays pre-Tet visit to poor workers, policy beneficiaries in Binh Duong
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh presents Tet gifts to needy workers and their children Thinh praised the efforts of the company as well as other enterprises in Binh Duong to ensure stable livelihoods for workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about Vice President pays pre-Tet visit to poor workers, policy beneficiaries in Binh Duong
Two Covid-19 patients recover, active tally down to 52
"Patient 170" (L), a 27-year-old man, receives a health certificate from a doctor of the Kim Son District General Hospital in Ninh Binh Province after recovering from Covid-19, May 4, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Kim Son District General Hospital. … [Read more...] about Two Covid-19 patients recover, active tally down to 52
VN central bank’s VND16 trillion aid receives lackluster response from employers
Nguyen Thi Hong, deputy governor of the central bank, noted that of the State’s Covid-19 relief package worth VND62 trillion, the SBV transferred VND16 trillion to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, so employers can borrow non-collateral loans with a zero interest rate to pay the salaries of employees who have been furloughed due to the pandemic. … [Read more...] about VN central bank’s VND16 trillion aid receives lackluster response from employers