Hotels offer quarantine space in response to coronavirus pandemic

Hotels and resorts in HCM City’s coastal district of Cần Giờ are fully prepared to receive local and foreign returnees from overseas to spend their mandatory 14-day quarantine period in hotel rooms to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the municial Department of Tourism.

Hà Nội chairman dismisses rumours of city lockdown

Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung has dismissed speculation on social media that city authorities are poised to announce a total lockdown across the city to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Đồng Nai wary of water shortage amid salt intrusion

The People’s Committee of the southern province of Đồng Nai has called on relevant agencies and the public to take proactive measures to ward off a freshwater shortage as drought and saltwater intrusion in rivers cause an increasing shortage.

Mobile disinfection chamber launched in HCM City

The HCM City University of Technology in collaboration with the Centre of Science and Technology Development for Youth successfully created and officially launched a mobile disinfection chamber serving people in Covid-19-affected areas on Wednesday.

Bình Thuận Province receives aid to curb COVID-19

The Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City will distribute dozens of thousands of personal protective equipment like masks, protective suits, and gloves to Bình Thuận Province in a bid to support the local health sector during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Food security must be ensured in every circumstance: PM

Việt Nam was among the top rice exporters in the world but still ranked at an average level of food security, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Wednesday, calling for solutions to tackle shortcomings of the country’s agriculture production and food security.

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