It has been a tough year for the global economy. Thanks to the all-out efforts made by its Government, Việt Nam is one of the few countries in the world whose GDP grew in 2020. This has also benefited foreign investors and entrepreneurs in the country.
An apartment block in Vĩnh Phú Ward of Thuận An City in southern Bình Dương Province has been placed on lockdown since Saturday morning to trace the contacts of a new COVID-19 case living there.
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The Ministry of Health has approved the use of COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca following the primary analysis of Phase III clinical trials from the UK, Brazil and South Africa, which confirmed that it is safe and effective at preventing COVID-19, with no severe cases and no hospitalisations, more than 22 days after the first dose, according to a press release from AstraZeneca Vietnam issued on February 4.
With Tết (Lunar New Year) approaching together with the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, blood donations to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) have decreased.
Trần Như Dương, Deputy Director National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, who headed up the institute’s task force sent to Hải Dương Province – the current coronavirus epicentre in Việt Nam’s recent outbreaks – told the media that the highly transmissible variant of the virus demands utmost speed from health workers.
COVID-19 figures
The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) has announced that it will import 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the UK in the first half of 2020.
In 2020, facing COVID-19, the Vietnamese economy has been suffering from severe aftershocks. However, in that context, we also witnessed resilience in maintaining jobs for employees, vigorous recovery and restructuring efforts of enterprises to overcome the crisis and work to repel the pandemic. Especially, many businesses showed their social responsibility and solidarity.
The rotation of senior State officials to key leadership positions at grassroots levels has proven effective in the northern province of Bắc Giang for years.
Chairman of Hà Nội People's Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has requested districts and agencies to implement drastic measures, including halting all festivals, to fight the spread of COVID-19.
HCM City authorities plan to gradually relocate its water supply sources further upstream of the Sài Gòn and Đồng Nai rivers as part of its effort to ensure clean water for local use.
