Việt Nam News

Five people have tested positive for COVID-19 after coming into close contact with a patient from the northern province of Hà Nam who was confirmed positive earlier on Thursday.

A 28-year-old man in the northern province of Hà Nam tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after finishing 14 days of mandatory quarantine.

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long has asked HCM City authorities to carry out  COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control activities at the highest level.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has introduced several changes to procedures for the diagnosis, treatment and hospital discharge for COVID-19 patients and called on hospitals to ensure they have sufficient oxygen reserves.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-sponsored Việt Nam Low Emission Energy Programme (V-LEEP) helped raise US$311 million from six private sector-led projects to generate 300MW of wind and solar power, a source of sustainable renewable energy, for Việt Nam.

The Hà Nội Department of Education and Training has sent a message requiring educational establishments to strengthen COVID-19 prevention and control activities.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked ministries, agencies, localities, political unions and enterprises to take better care of and protect the legitimate rights and interests of union members and workers.

Land subsidence due to groundwater exploitation in Hà Nội, as well as many other localities, has become a concern for the management of water resources.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang will grow only two rice crops a year in coastal districts and Gò Công Town to mitigate the impact of saltwater intrusion and drought.

Outlying Cần Giờ District has been recognised as a new – style rural area after meeting national criteria, Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, said.

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A laboratory of Thiện Nhân Hi-tech Medicine Centre has been certified by the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute to test for SARS-COV-2, making it the fifth health centre in Da Nang with approval for coronavirus testing.

More than 318,700 people across the country have received both shots of the COVID-19 vaccination by Wednesday morning, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

After four years of preparations, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam has granted Geographical Indication (GI) to the Chàm Islands bird’s nest products.

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) provided nearly VNĐ800 billion (US$34.65 million) in support and response to natural disaster and COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, benefiting more than 1.1 million people, heard a conference on Tuesday.

Several hospitals such as Gia Định People’s Hospital in HCM City have recently admitted more people aged 40-50 years with a thoracic aortic aneurysm, an enlargement in the upper part of the aorta, the major blood vessel that routes blood to the body.