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Produce stuck on farms as COVID-19 restrictions interrupt supply chains

Farmers have failed to sell their farm produce while consumers have difficulties to access food sources in the southern provinces because of the restriction of travel and the closures of both wholesale and retailed markets.

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Strong winds, rains destroy, damage houses in Mekong Delta

Strong winds and rain damaged many houses in the Cửu Long Delta provinces of Hậu Giang and An Giang and Cần Thơ City on Tuesday (July 27).

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6,555 new COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday

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3,698 new cases and 4,511 recoveries announced on Wednesday evening

COVID-19 update

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Hà Nội begins mass COVID-19 vaccination, aiming to cover 5.1 million residents by April

Hà Nội launched its first leg of mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday, starting with the downtown central district of Hoàn Kiếm.

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Southern provinces apply stricter prevention measures amid worsening situation

Deputy Health Minister Đỗ Xuân Tuyên has urged southern provinces to tighten prevention measures to curb the spread of the virus amid the worsening COVID-19 situation.

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People suffering from kidney disease, cancer to receive first dose of vaccine in Đà Nẵng

Serious kidney ailment and cancer patients in the central city of Đà Nẵng will be receiving Moderna vaccine from July 28 to September 5 as a mass COVID-19 vaccination was scheduled last weekend.

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Việt Nam signs vaccine technology transfer contracts with Japan, US and Russia

Việt Nam has signed COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer contracts with Russia, the US, and Japan, said Nguyễn Ngô Quang, Deputy Director of the Health Ministry’s Department for Science, Technology and Training.

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Autism no match for relentless mother and gifted son

On his first day at the elementary school back in 2009, Đinh Vũ Tùng Lâm was sent back home after biting a friend on his ear.  The teacher then said the autistic kid was not suitable for a normal school.