Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are helping farmers harvest their summer – autumn rice crop amid the travel restrictions due to the COVID – 19 pandemic.
A total of 14,208 new COVID-19 cases have been detected in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 550,996. There were also a further 316 fatalities.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday asked the defence ministry and 10 northern localities to be prepared to provide support for Hà Nội's COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.
Being treated for COVID doesn’t mean you should just lie on a bed and taking medicine all day. Patients at a field hospital in HCM City are encouraged to go outdoors and exercise twice a day. Doctors say it is not only good for patient’s physical health but also helps cheer them up and contributes a great deal to the treatment process.
HCM City will continue with its social distancing restrictions if the COVID-19 outbreak remains uncontrolled, Phan Văn Mãi, chairman of the city People’s Committee, has said.
Phan Trung Kiên, an agricultural engineer in a small village in the Hà Nội suburbs, has always known that his local herb cà gai leo was more than just a regular wild plant.
The Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) undersea fiber optic cable had a problem on the S1H section on September 4, affecting Internet connection from Việt Nam to Singapore. International connections are also seeing congestion at peak hours, so users may experience slowness when accessing international websites and applications.
The Ministry of Health said those who have been fully vaccinated still have to comply with anti-pandemic warnings, including social distancing and 5K messages.
Chairman of Hà Nội People's Committee Chu Ngọc Anh sent an urgent dispatch Monday to speed up COVID-19 prevention efforts in the capital city setting a September 15 deadline to bring the situation under control.
The health ministry said they are looking for COVID-19 vaccines, including types that can be used for people below 18 years old, amid calls for inoculation of children as the new schoolyear begins.
Providing basic necessities for 21,000 people in this area is a huge challenge for local authorities. And it’s also a challenge for delivery drivers, who while providing a valuable service, must do so in a safe way and stick to social distancing regulations.
The Government needs to focus on developing human resources for space technologies, experts said.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked the Government’s agencies and local administrations to work harder to control the pandemic and at the same time design scenarios for economic recovery and development in the new situation.
The Ministry of Health has called on HCM City, Hà Nội and the provinces of Bình Dương, Long An and Đồng Nai to ensure everyone aged 18 and above get the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine by September 15.
The first phase of the Biên Hòa- Vũng Tàu expressway project has been approved by Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh has instructed the Minister of Public Security to penalise people cancelling orders for foods and other essential products they place with troops and volunteers who pool them to buy amid the total lockdown in many localities.
The Ministry of Health announced 12,481 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing Việt Nam’s total to 536,788.