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Online talk show calls for stopping second-hand smoke

Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer in Việt Nam. Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, of which 69 cause cancer, participants heard at an online talk show on Friday to respond to World No Tobacco Day on May 31.

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Health sector must overcome difficulties, prioritise public health: PM

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính encouraged the health sector to overcome difficulties and shortcomings and consider protecting public health the first and foremost task.

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57 new cases reported on Sunday evening, including 54 domestic ones

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Perseverance and calm needed in fight against COVID-19: secretary of Hà Nội Party Committee

Politburo member and secretary of the Hà Nội Party Committee Đinh Tiến Dũng requested to focus all resources to firmly protect the COVID-19 control achievements, and absolutely not let the pandemic spread widely in the community.

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Leading medical experts head to Bắc Giang to combat COVID-19 at new clusters

Leading medical experts of the health ministry have been dispatched to lend a hand to Bắc Giang on Saturday night after the northern province reported rapid transmission of COVID-19 over the weekend.

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Six new local cases reported on Sunday noon, all in quarantined areas

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Company director stripped of post for violating COVID-19 prevention regulations

The management board of the State-run Hà Nội Housing Development and Investment JSC (Handico) on Saturday announced a decision to remove Nguyễn Văn Thanh from the position of company’s director for violation of COVID-19 prevention and control regulations.

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Aviation authorities reject five airport construction proposals

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has rejected proposals from five localities to build their own airports.

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127 new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday morning

A total of 127 new local cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Việt Nam in the last 12 hours.