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Barriers were erected on many alleys and streets across Hanoi to zone off areas at high risk of COVID-19 transmission on Sunday afternoon after the Ministry of Health had added 455 new infections to the city’s daily count the previous day. It has been over two months since such barriers were last seen in the Vietnamese capital. Hanoi had imposed strict social distancing regulations in all districts during July and August, when district- and ward-level authorities set up checkpoints and barricades on streets and alleys in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. The authorities gradually removed the blockades in the second half of September, when social distancing regulations were downgraded in line with a drop in daily infection cases. Hanoi has documented more than 13,000 COVID-19 infections since the fourth virus wave hit Vietnam on April 27. The capital logged 791, 455, and 400 cases on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, respectively. Friday also saw the city’s highest daily … [Read more...] about Hanoi brings back COVID-19 barriers as cases surge

A group of tourists, including Vietnamese and foreigners, left Ho Chi Minh City’s downtown for its coastal Can Gio District on Sunday in the first waterway tour launched by the city under its tourism recovery plan after months of suspension due to COVID-19. The tour kicked off as the city and Vietnam in general have loosened COVID-19 restrictions and reopened their economies under ‘new normal conditions,’ which refers to the government’s strategy of living safely with the coronavirus. Daily infections have fallen nationwide in the last few weeks while health workers have given almost 73 million vaccine doses since vaccination was rolled out on March 8. The group of 50 travelers, including expats working in the city, departed from Bach Dang Wharf at 8:00 am on the express boat Greenlines DP. They had earlier attended a ceremony held by the city’s Department of Tourism and Vietnamtourist, the tour organizer, to welcome the first visitors to Can Gio by waterway since … [Read more...] about Foreigners take first tour to Ho Chi Minh City’s coastal district since COVID-19 restrictions

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the meeting in Hanoi on December 5 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting on December 5 with ministries, sectors, and relevant sides to discuss COVID-19 vaccine and drug development, production technology transfer, and import. The Ministry of Health reported that Vietnam has received and is set to receive about 211 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine s under purchase and assistance agreements by the end of 2021, including over 150 million doses already delivered by late December 3. The country is transferring development technologies and testing several vaccines, including Nanocovax, COVIVAC, ARCT-154, HIPRA, Sputnik V, Shionogi, and others of Cuba and India. At the same time, the research on COVID-19 drugs has been carried out since 2020, the ministry said, noting that six domestic factories have applied for licence to produce COVID-19 drugs with manufacturing capacity totaling at least 1 … [Read more...] about Gov’t leader requests accelerated COVID-19 vaccination, drug production

Planes of some Vietnamese airlines (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Aviation Authority recently issued a directive ordering units in the sectors to intensify measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in face of the coming into being of a new variant. The directive asks aviation service providers to seriously implement the tests as prescribed by the Ministry of Health. When cases are detected, the units must report to the medical authorities and local administrations. Carries are also asked to boost their checks and supervision of passengers coming from or transiting through African countries or those having the Omicron variant, while airport authorities must report those cases entering Vietnam so that they will be reported to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport. The authority has proposed the Ministry of Transport to ask the Ministry of Health for concrete guidance on medical check of passengers coming from a number of countries having … [Read more...] about Vietnam Aviation Authority issues directive to cope with COVID-19 variant

Vietnam reported an additional 14,314 Covid-19 infections in 61 out of 63 cities and provinces on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, 14,312 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 61 out of 63 localities in the country including HCM City (1,491), Can Tho (1,132), Tay Ninh (792), Soc Trang (775), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (710), Dong Thap (690), Binh Thuan (648), Ben Tre (630), Binh Phuoc (547), Vinh Long (544), Khanh Hoa (465), Ca Mau (444), Binh Dinh (428), Hanoi (400), Bac Lieu (398), Kien Giang (394), Dong Nai (355), Binh Duong (355), An Giang (350), Thua Thien Hue (305), Hau Giang (295), Tien Giang (257), and Tra Vinh (212). There were two imported patients confirmed today. The new infections showed an increase of 319 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 8,142 infections found in the community. As of Sunday evening, 1,303,823 infections had been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports rising Covid-19 infections nation-wide

Vietnam logged 13,670 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours to 4pm on December 3. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam logged 13,670 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours to 4pm on December 3, according to the Ministry of Health . The new infections, including nine imported ones, raised the total number in the country since the start of the pandemic to 1,280,780. Ho Chi Minh City reported the highest number of infections with 1,311, followed by Can Tho with 982, and Hanoi with 791. Thua Thien – Hue province on the day registered an additional 822 cases in the national data system after verifying information from previous days. The ministry also announced 200 fatalities, bringing the COVID-19 death toll in Vietnam to 25,858. A further 1,149 patients recovered from the virus on the day, raising the total number of recoveries to 1,006,459. There are currently 6,449 patients nationwide in serious conditions, with 661 requiring invasive ventilation and 14 … [Read more...] about Vietnam rercords additional 13,670 COVID-19 cases