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133 local COVID-19 cases reported on June 17 evening Vietnam reported 136 new COVID-19 cases, including 133 domestic ones, in the past six hours to 6pm on June 17, according to the Ministry of Health. Bac Giang province and Ho Chi Minh City each logged 62 cases, while Bac Ninh had six, Ha Tinh two and Lang Son one. Of them, 131 infections were found in quarantine facilities and sealed off areas. As of June 17 evening, Vietnam documented a total 12,150 COVID-19 cases, including 10,483 locally transmitted ones. The number of cases since April 27, when the latest resurgence began, amounted to 8,913. On the day, 63 patients were given the all-clear, bringing the number of recoveries to 4,653. The death toll stood at 61. Among active patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments, 407 have tested negative for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 114 twice and 65 thrice. Twenty-four provinces have gone through 14 consecutive days without new cases. As of 5pm on June 17, the … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 17

175 COVID-19 patients given all-clear on June 20 The Ministry of Health reported that 94 new COVID-19 cases had been detected in the six hours from 12pm to 6pm June 20, all local infections. Ho Chi Minh City reported the most cases with 57, while 23 cases were detected in Bac Giang, 9 in Da Nang, three in Bac Ninh, and two in Nghe An. With the new cases, the total number recorded on June 20 amounted to 311, including 11 imported. The national tally rose to 13,211 as of 6pm June 20, including 11,513 domestic cases. 175 patients were given the all-clear from the virus on the day while the death toll related to the disease rose to 66. Among active patients undergoing treatment, 381 have tested negative to coronavirus once, 135 twice and 137 thrice. Twenty one provinces and cities have gone free of new cases for at least 14 days./. Vietnam receives 500,000 doses of Vero-Cell vaccine from China A flight transporting 500,000 doses of Vero-Cell vaccine … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 20

HCM City to kick off COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19 Ho Chi Minh City is set to begin its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19, with priority groups to get injected with about 800,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by the Japanese Government. Checking the vaccine preservation at a cold storage warehouse in the Cat Lai Industrial Park on June 17, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said among the 966,300 vaccine doses donated by the Japanese Government to Vietnam, 836,000 doses were allocated to HCM City. He noted according to regulations, a batch of vaccine delivered to Vietnam will undergo examination, which will take 48 hours, at the Hanoi-based National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals, and only when the vaccine gets the quality certificate can it be put into use. The largest-ever vaccination campaign in HCM City is scheduled to last for about five to seven days, targeting the priority groups identified in the … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 18

A man who entered Vietnam illegally from Cambodia on a boat carrying live fish has been confirmed as a COVID-19 patient, while one of his direct contacts has also tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The man was identified as 29-year-old T.V.T., who hails from the Mekong Delta province of An Giang but resides in Cambodia, according to a report by local authorities. T. works for N.V.G., a 33-year-old fisherman in An Giang. On their typical working day, G. carries his fish on a boat to Khanh An Commune, An Phu District, where he files necessary procedures with local border guards. T. then travels from Cambodia to the location to take over the boat. He steers the boat back to Cambodia, where the fish are delivered to local merchants and loaded onto their vehicles. T. wears protective clothing during this process. After the job is done, T. turns the boat to Vietnam’s An Giang Province, before it is fumigated and handed over to G.. On Thursday, T. hid inside the boat … [Read more...] about Man diagnosed with COVID-19 after sneaking into Vietnam from Cambodia by boat

First-quarter low growth seeks solutions The nation's economic growth in the first half of the year was at a rate lower than that targeted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic hurting production and business activities. The government is mulling over new solutions to drive the economy forwards, with some international forecasts still proving upbeat. Based on economic performance in the first five months of this year, the government has just reported to the National Assembly Standing Committee its fresh forecast that the economy’s total GDP in the first six months of this year will be nearly VND4 quadrillion (US$174.4 billion), up about 5.8% year-on-year, or 0.42 percentage points lower than the target of 6.22% as set out in the Resolution No.01/NQ-CP released on January 1 on the key tasks for the implementation of the socioeconomic development plan and state budget estimates for 2021. The 5.8% rise will also be 0.12 percentage points lower than the government’s … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 19

Collecting a sample for COVID-19 testing in Laos (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Laos logged the lowest number of domestic infections since April 20 and Cambodia continued to record a lower number of new cases on May 14. The Lao Ministry of Health confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19, including one domestic infection, and one more death from the coronavirus epidemic on the day. The remaining 15 imported cases have been immediately placed under quarantine upon arrival. As of May 14 afternoon, the total number of confirmed cases in Laos rose to 1,498 with two deaths. A total of 513 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. Meanwhile, Cambodia ’s number of new infections on May 14 stood at 358, down from 448 cases documented on May 13 and 472 on May 12. The new infections included 350 local and eight imported cases, the country’s health body said in a statement. Five more fatalities were recorded on the day, taking the death toll to 147, it … [Read more...] about COVID-19 situation eases in Laos, Cambodia