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The 15th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 5 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 15th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 5 amid the appearance of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron . Opening the teleconference with the 63 localities nationwide, PM Chinh, who is also head of the committee, pointed out that the pandemic remains unpredictable around the world with the emergence of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron in many countries. In Vietnam, after the pandemic was brought under control nationwide, some have lowered their guard, especially in vaccination, while authorities have shown slackness in examination. Meanwhile, the country still has to fight against other disease outbreaks and care for people’s health amid the shortage of medicine and medical supplies, he added. Since the start of 2022, Vietnam has recorded over 9 million infections … [Read more...] about COVID-19 infections with BA.5 sub-variant may increase: committee

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on July 5. - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 15th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 5 amid the appearance of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron. Opening the teleconference with the 63 localities nationwide, PM Chinh, who is also head of the committee, pointed out that the pandemic remains unpredictable around the world with the emergence of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron in many countries. Read full story - Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 5 for a delegation from Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council (DPD) led by Chairperson of its Committee for Parliamentary Cooperation Sylviana Murin. Man said the visit demonstrates the resumption of the two legislative bodies’ delegation exchange activities after a long disruption due to the … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on July 5

Chairing an online meeting of National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control with the 63 localities nationwide, the leader underlined COVID-19 has still developed complicatedly in the world with the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 in many countries, and that it is crucial to control the pandemic to create favorable conditions for socio-economic development, national protection and the improvement of people’s living conditions. He stressed the need to give top priority to the ensuring of people’s lives and health, and to consider the pandemic prevention and control as the common task of the whole political system. The Government leader highlighted the need to maintain three key pillars in COVID-19 fight – testing, quarantine and treatment, with the new pandemic control formula that sees the combination of mask wearing, disinfection, vaccine, treatment, technology, people’s awareness and other measures. He asked ministries, sectors and localities … [Read more...] about PM stresses significance of preventing COVID-19 re-emerge

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported an additional 989 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 10.75 million. a Illustrative photo According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 43 out of 63 localities in the country. As of Tuesday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.75 million. On July 5, an additional 9,759 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.72 million. On Tuesday evening, one death related to Covid-19 was recorded, raising the total fatalities to 43,089, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections. By July 4, the country had injected more than 233 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 8.39 million given to children aged 5 to 11. Speaking at a Monday meeting, deputy minister of health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong said that the … [Read more...] about Covid-19 caseload rises to over 10.75 million in Vietnam

At the event (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – About 200 Vietnamese and Indian enterprises in the pharmaceutical and medical field participated in a networking event in Ho Chi Minh City on July 5, together exploring their ‘golden’ cooperation and investment opportunities in the post-pandemic period. The annual conference was co-organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Branch in Ho Chi Minh City ( VCCI-HCM ) and the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India ( Pharmexcil ). As heard at the function, businesses of the sides are looking for joint pharmaceutical partnerships, particularly in COVID-19 vaccine production. In the medical area, outstanding Indian projects in Vietnam include a 500-million-USD pharmaceutical industrial park in Thanh Hoa province and an international pharmaceutical park worth 10-12 billion USD in Hai Duong province. Recently, Vietnam revised regulations and Indian businesses meeting the quality requirements are … [Read more...] about 200 Vietnamese, Indian medical firms join annual networking event

Striker Nguyen Van Truong (left) vies for the ball with Jaime Domingo Rosquillo of the Philippines in the 2022 Southeast Asian U19 Football Championship held in Indonesia on Monday afternoon. (Photo VFF) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam crushed the Philippines 4-1 in the 2022 Southeast Asian U19 Football Championship held in Indonesia on July 4 afternoon. Following the goalless draw against Indonesia in the first match, Vietnam were determined to secure three points. From the off, Vietnam were on the front foot. After missing two good chances in the opening exchanges, striker Nguyen Quoc Viet found the net with his third early effort to open the scoring. In the 16th minute, striker Nguyen Van Truong had a good chance to double the lead but after dribbling through the defence his effort was saved by Lance Jeter Aquino Bencio. With the sun beating down in Indonesia, Vietnam conserved their energy in the first half to ensure they never ran out of steam. The Philippines … [Read more...] about Vietnam crush Philippines in Southeast Asian U19 event