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Community chips in to tackle COVID-19

Organisations and individuals across the country have been working together to do their parts in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Central provinces isolate people returning from COVID-19 affected areas

The central province of Quảng Nam had sent 142 local people returning from HCM City to isolation sites in Tiên Phước, Quế Sơn, Thăng Bình and Núi Thành districts as of Friday.

Vingroup produces ventilators and body thermometers for COVID-19

Vingroup announced it would produce ventilators and body thermometers to serve the domestic market on April 3. It will also give the Ministry of Health (MoH) 5,000 non-invasive ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients in Việt Nam.

Two policemen die in crash while chasing illegal racers, nine detained

The city’s public security department said captain D.T.T, 41, and sergeant V.T.T,23, died near Mân Quang Bridge, while a local resident was injured at the site around 9pm on Thursday.

Generous grandma

Việt Nam is full of amazing people, we know that. But check out this super gran who has donated cash, and her own jewellery, to help raise funds to fight COVID-19.

Proposal made to adjust poverty calculation levels

The Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs is drafting new multi dimensional poverty levels applicable during 2021-2025 with higher criteria.

HCM City sets up traffic control stations

HCM City has set up 10 traffic control stations at the city's gateways and on major routes to quickly handle violations of new rules limiting transport of vehicles departing from or arriving in the city from April 1 to 15.

HCM City uses app to manage COVID-19 patients and people under quarantine

The HCM City Department of Health’s operation centre on April 2 began using a software application to manage quarantined people and COVID-19 patients.

Ten more COVID-19 patients recover

Seven COVID-19 patients in the south central coastal province of Bình Thuận and three in HCM City have recovered and have been discharged from hospital.

Vietnamese workers to be required to pay deposits to work in RoK

The policy will be effective from May 15 this year until the revised law on Vietnamese guest workers working abroad under contracts takes effect.

Buses to take people completing COVID-19 quarantine home

The buses will pick up 194 people in the quarantine facility in Pháp Vân-Tứ Hiệp student dormitory in Hoàng Mai District and 48 in a military camp in Thanh Trì District.

Hà Nội can deal with 1,000 COVID-19 patients at the same time: health official

The official said the city was also preparing for a worse scenario of 2,000-3,000 patients.

HCM City to keep beggars, homeless out of harm’s way amid pandemic

All homeless people and beggars in HCM City will be sent to shelters as a measure against the COVID-19 pandemic, Lê Thanh Liêm, vice chairman of the city People’s Committee, has said.

Delivery service becomes hot freelance job amid COVID-19

As national social distancing is carried out to curb the spread of COVID-19, all nonessential businesses are closed but the number of online orders has increased significantly.

Risk of coronavirus community transmission high: expert

With community transmission of the deadly coronavirus confirmed, he said strictly practising social distancing was now of the utmost importance.

Mother and stepfather charged with murder of child

According to the hospital, the girl suffered from cranial subsidence, brain damage and a jaw fracture.

HCM City to merge 3 eastern districts to create innovation city

HCM City wants to merge three districts, 2, 9 and Thủ Đức, and carve out a creative city as part of efforts to foster development of its eastern part.