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The Ministry of Health documented 13,972 more coronavirus infections in Vietnam on Tuesday, along with 14,624 recoveries and 197 mortalities. The latest cases, including six imported and 13,966 domestic transmissions, were recorded in 62 provinces and cities, the ministry said, noting that 7,549 patients got infected in the community. Ho Chi Minh City reported 1,497 of the latest infections, Can Tho City 981, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 860, Tay Ninh Province 727, Soc Trang Province 714, Binh Duong Province 626, Binh Thuan Province 592, Dong Nai Province 514, Hanoi 367, Khanh Hoa Province 350, Lam Dong Province 219, Hai Phong City 154, Thua Thien-Hue Province 119, Da Nang 75, Quang Nam Province 47, and Quang Ninh Province 33. Vietnam had detected 13,758 locally-acquired infections on Monday. The country has confirmed 1,232,852 community transmissions in all its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave erupted on April 27. A total of 986,531 of them have recovered from … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 13,972 new COVID-19 cases, 197 fatalities

A cow breeding company in Vietnam was fined VND1.25 billion (US$55,000) for multiple violations of regulatios on environmental and water resources protection. The People’s Committee in Ha Tinh Province levied fines on Khanh Giang Co. Ltd. for a total of 11 violations at the Bac Ha high-producing dairy farm project in Duc Tho District, according to a source from the district’s Office of Natural Resources and Environment. The company did not have a certificate of completion of environmental protection works for the entire project, failed to conduct periodic waste monitoring, improperly implemented one category of the environmental impact assessment, and built and installed equipment and pipelines to discharge untreated waste into the environment. It did not collect hazardous waste, failed to make periodic hazardous waste management reports, discharged wastewater with concentration exceeding relevant standards, failed to make reports on the use of groundwater, failed to install … [Read more...] about Vietnamese cow breeding company fined $55,000 for causing pollution

Floods and landslides resulting from heavy rains over the past several days have inundated numerous areas of many provinces in the central and Central Highlands regions of Vietnam, damaging infrastructure and killing a woman. Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak announced a flood-related death on Monday afternoon. The victim was 57-year-old Ly Thi Pao, who was swept away by floodwaters after falling off a submerged wooden bridge spanning a spring in M’Drak District on the morning of the same day. The spring is located in the heavily inundated area of the Krong Pac Thuong irrigation project in the district. In central Quang Nam Province, floods and landslides have damaged many roads and bridges in mountainous districts, blocking traffic in many residential areas, local authorities reported. Since November 29, many communes in the province’s Nam Tra My District have been isolated due to serious landslides caused by floodwaters from the rising Leng River. … [Read more...] about Floods, landslides ravage central Vietnam

Vietnam will hold a two-day state funeral this weekend for Do Muoi, former general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who died on Monday at the age of 101. During the national mourning on Saturday and Sunday, all flags at governmental offices and public places will be flown at half-staff and tied to the pole by a black piece of cloth. All recreational and entertainment activities will also be suspended during the event. He will be laid in state at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi. The respect-paying ceremony will start at 7:00 am on Saturday and run until 7:30 am on Sunday, followed by a memorial service at 9:00 am the same day. A burial service for Do Muoi will take place from 1:00 pm on Sunday in his hometown in Dong My Commune in Hanoi’s rural Thanh Tri District. Simultaneous respect-paying and memorial ceremonies for the late Party chief will also be held at the Reunification Hall in Ho Chi Minh City. The ceremonies in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will be … [Read more...] about ​Vietnam to hold state funeral for former Party chief Do Muoi

GENEVA -- Countries should apply "an evidence-informed and risk-based approach" with any travel measures related to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, including possible screening or quarantine of international passengers, but blanket bans do not prevent its spread, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The WHO, in its latest guidance to authorities and travellers, said that people over 60 years of age who are not fully vaccinated or do not have proof of previous SARS-COV-2 infection and those with underlying health conditions should be advised to postpone travel as they are at higher risk of disease and death. First reported in southern Africa a week ago, the variant has brought global alarm, led to travel bans, and highlighted the disparity between massive vaccination pushes in rich nations and sparse inoculation in the developing world. National authorities in countries of departure, transit and arrival may apply a multi-layered approach to mitigate risk … [Read more...] about WHO warns against blanket travel bans over Omicron coronavirus variant

Singapore's COVID-19 vaccination rate has risen to 96% of the eligible population and authorities are now racing ahead to administer booster shots amid concerns over the Omicron variant. The health ministry of the city-state, which has among the highest vaccination rates in the world, said late on Tuesday that it had updated the official vaccination rate to account for a small drop in the population. As of Nov. 29, 96% of the eligible population had completed the full vaccination regimen, updated from 94%, the ministry said. That translates to about 86% of the total population of about 5.5 million. About two months ago, 82% of the total population had been fully vaccinated against the virus. Singapore had barred unvaccinated people from entering shopping malls from mid-October, and authorities have said they will further tighten rules from Jan. 1, including only allowing vaccinated individuals to enter workplaces. The country has administered boosters to 26% of the … [Read more...] about Singapore close to vaccinating all eligible people against COVID-19