Vietnam life vietnams covid 19 tally exceeds 2

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have called on people to take action to prevent COVID-19 pandemic for sustainable economic development through a photo series about the lives of ethnic minority traders in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang.

The photo series is part of a project on strengthening communication about COVID-19 prevention in the new normal for small businesses run by ethnic minorities in the province.

The project is a collaboration between the Ministry of Health, UNDP in Vietnam and the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam with an aim of implementing sustainable development goals towards fairness and equality in healthcare among ethnic groups in the country. It includes a series of communication activities that aim to enhance knowledge, understanding and changes in action and habits of people to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among ethnic minorities.

The project’s activities have approached a large number of local officials, health workers, trade unions and small traders in four districts of Meo Vac, Dong Van, Quan Ba and Yen Minh, and Ha Giang city.

The project helped local authorities have more essential resources to conduct disease prevention and control and provide local people, especially ethnic traders, with access to healthcare services and knowledge about disease prevention methods.

This will help to reduce the negative effects of COVID-19, so that people can continue to develop economically and sustainably, stabilise their lives and overcome difficulties such as farmland shortages, lack of domestic water and harsh natural conditions.

The series of photos was taken in late 2020 and early 2021 in four highlands districts: Dong Van, Meo Vac, Yen Minh and Quang Ba, which are the poorest localities and the most inhabited by Mong ethnic people. The series displays the daily work of traders, especially when they have taken preventive measures for protecting the health and safety of each individual and the community.

As part of the project, ethnic minorities of Dong Van district were given knowledge and provided with practical guidance on pandemic prevention and control.

With the support of local health workers, people have started disease prevention activities, such as wearing masks, washing hands with antiseptic, sanitising their homes and ensuring personal hygiene in work and daily life.

The photo series also showed local people in tourism development associated with preserving and promoting national cultural values./.

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The Hanoitimes – Dramatic drops in arrivals were seen in major markets such as China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan (China), Europe and the US.

Vietnam welcomed nearly 3.8 million international visitors in the first eight months of 2020, a drop of 66.6% over the same period last year, as the country keeps its borders closed to foreigners to contain Covid-19, according to the latest report from the General Statistics Office.

Photo: Minh Nguyen (Facebook)

Some 163,000 foreigners have arrived in Vietnam in August, increasing 16.9% from July but plummeted 98.9% year-on-year.

During January – August, international arrivals by air dropped 65.7% year-on-year to around 3 million, while 580,500 came by road, down 74.2%, and those arriving by sea decreased by 15.9% to 144,400.

The central government has only authorized some repatriation flights to bring Vietnamese citizens home. Foreigners such as expats, diplomats, business executives and highly-skilled laborers are allowed to enter in some exceptional cases.

In the first eight months of this year, Asian visitors still accounted for the majority of total tourist inflows, with nearly 2.76 million, down 68.8% over the same period last year.

Visitors from Europe reached 667,600, down 54.8% while arrivals from the Americas fell 65.3% to nearly 234,800, mostly from the US. Around 102,400 arrivals were from Oceania, down 65.4% while visitors from Africa were close to 12,200, down 59.8%.

Source: the General Statistics Office. Chart: Nhat Minh

In mid-August, the Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA) petitioned the government to reopen international routes to countries deemed to be safe from Covid-19.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has discussed with the authorities of some countries which are considered to be safe on screening measures. Some countries have agreed to open air routes to Vietnam, provided that screening measures are taken. Therefore, the resumption of international air travel depends on the intake capacity of quarantine facilities as well as that of the health sector in the country.

The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control will decide when to reopen international routes and issue regulations such as quarantine fee collection and pandemic control protocols.

The Hanoitimes – Dramatic drops in arrivals were seen in major markets such as China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan (China), Europe and the US.

Vietnam welcomed nearly 3.8 million international visitors in the first seven months of 2020, a drop of 61.6% over the same period last year as the country keeps its borders closed to foreigners to contain Covid-19.

Halong Bay, Quang Ninh province is one of the most favorite destinations for foreign visitors. Photo: Vietnam Travel Facebook page

Some 13,900 foreigners have arrived in Vietnam in July, increasing 58.7% from June but plummeted 98.9% year-on-year, according to the latest report from the General Statistics Office.

The central government has only authorized some repatriation flights to bring Vietnamese citizens home. Foreigners are allowed to enter in some exceptional cases such as expats, diplomats, business executives and highly-skilled laborers.

Dramatic drops were seen in major markets such as China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan (China), Europe and the US.

In the first seven months of this year, Asian visitors still accounted for the majority of total tourist inflows, with nearly 2.74 million, down 63.9% over the same period last year.

Visitors from Europe reached 666,600, down 48.7% while arrivals from the Americas fell 61.4% to nearly 234,500, mostly from the US. Around 102,300 arrivals were from Oceania, down 61.3% while visitors from Africa were close to 12,100, down 54%.

Source: General Statistics Office. Chart: Nhat Minh

Arrivals by air dropped 60.5% year-on-year to around 3.04 million, accounting for nearly 81%, while 570,500 came by road, down 70.5%, and those arriving by sea decreased by 8.4%.

On July 29, the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control confirmed eight new Covid-19 cases in the central city of Danang city and Quang Nam province, bringing the country’s caseload to 446, including 369 convalescents.

From July 28, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport has stopped all air travel activities from and to Danang for 15 days.

Downtown Danang has been put under lockdown, including three hospitals from July 28.

The People’s Committees of Phu Yen and Quang Nam have decided to temporarily shut down tourist destinations from July 29 in a bid to curb the Covid-19 spread.