HCM City plans to gradually reopen some economic activities from October 1 as the pandemic has been basically put under control in the southern economic hub.
To resolve some of the difficulties facing enterprises and foreign workers, this resolution has been approved by the Prime Minister and was issued on September 9.
Strong rains continued to affect the region on Monday.
HCM City has seen an increase in the number of babies born to COVID-positive mums. That means Hùng Vương Hospital needed to create a special centre called H.O.P.E to care for the little ones until their parents were given the all-clear.
Việt Nam Vaccine Company (VNVC) on Monday hands over 1.3 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to the health ministry, out of its contract for 30 million.
ver the past two months, Thông has taken hundreds of patients in his ambulance to medical facilities in HCM City and Quảng Bình Province. Even when he had not been vaccinated in early July, he said he did not worry but felt happy because “I can save the lives of many people.”
Three non-governmental organisations in Việt Nam have teamed up to launch the “You are not alone” campaign to support children orphaned by COVID-19, the hidden victims of the pandemic.
A further 10,011 COVID-19 cases were reported in 33 localities in Việt Nam on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 756,689.
The Bình Thuận Province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is discussing plans to reopen Mũi Né to visitors on October 20 after a months’-long shutdown.
HCM City needs VNĐ17.3 trillion (US$754.5 million) to implement the HCM City - Mộc Bài Expressway project and two projects on dredging and upgrading Hy Vọng Channel and Xuyên Tâm Canal for the 2021-25 period.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has agreed to change the strategy policy from "Zero COVID" to "Safe and flexible adaptation and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic", striving to bring the country back to a new normal by the end of September.
The HCM City Department of Health plans to gradually reduce the number of concentrated isolation areas and medical facilities, and resume normal operation of hospitals which were previously designated to only treat COVID patients.
The Ministry of Health has reported 9,706 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday evening, in 34 provinces and cities.
There is a stronger commitment to advanced technology tools as acute-care providers strive to become more resilient and digitalise the patient journey, according to a new global report from Zebra Technologies Corporation called “Smarter, More Connected Hospitals”.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has asked localities to promptly offer support to children whose parents have died of COVID-19, emphasising that a family environment is now best for them.