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No new COVID-19 cases recorded in Việt Nam on Thursday evening

No new COVID-19 cases recorded in Việt Nam on Thursday evening

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Three more COVID-19 patients recover, total hits 358

Three more Vietnamese patients with COVID-19 have made a full recovery and were released from the treatment facility at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases on Thursday morning.

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Tourists hospitalised in Vũng Tàu, allegedly for food poisoning

Some 100 tourists have been admitted to Lê Lợi Hospital in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu’s Vũng Tàu City on Thursday morning with symptoms of food poisoning after a dinner party the day earlier.

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Repatriation flight for COVID-19 positive Vietnamese workers in Equatorial Guinea being arranged 

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is arranging a special repatriation flight to bring 116 Vietnamese citizens from Equatorial Guinea who have all tested positive for COVID-19.

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Ministry of Health presents 200,000 face masks to Laos

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health presented 200,000 medical face masks to Laos on Wednesday to support the country in combating COVID-19.

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Elderly passenger dies on repatriation flight from the US

No cause of death has been announced.

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350 Vietnamese citizens fly home from Japan

Vietnamese authorities, representative agencies and national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines partnered with Japanese authorities to carry 350 Vietnamese citizens home on July 15.

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Gia Lai to expand macadamia cultivation

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai will expand macadamia cultivation by growing the nut in coffee plantations and forests, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Millions of households escape from poverty thanks to social policy loans

Almost VNĐ337 trillion (US$14.6 billion) has been loaned to more than 12 million households nationwide under the social policy credit programme over the past five years, helping improve local lives and reduce poverty, according to the Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).