Việt Nam News

Routine immunisation of children has resumed in HCM City, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, after being temporarily halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC).

The Ministry of Health announced 2,949 new cases and an additional 93 deaths.

The objective is to educate on the land and forest resource rights of ethnic minorities in the northern provinces of Việt Nam.

Coaches transporting travellers between HCM City and other provinces can resume operation from October 13, with passengers required to follow pandemic prevention measures and make online health declarations.

All 21 districts and Thủ Đức city have contained the COVID-19 outbreak as defined by the Ministry of Health, HCM City authorities said.

Việt Nam Railway Corporation (VNR) has announced the resumption of the north-south and Hà Nội-Hải Phòng train route starting Wednesday after months of suspension, as part of the pilot reopening period between October 13-20.

The Ministry of Health plans to issue guidelines on COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged from 12 to under 18 year olds, by October 15.

The Parliament of Latvia (Saeima) has announced that it will resell to Việt Nam 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

After two months and 14 days of treatment, the longest hospitalised COVID-19 patient in Đà Nẵng has finally been discharged. 

The capital city has recently introduced a seven-day quarantine policy for flight passengers arriving from HCM City.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) on Sunday evening issued temporary regulations for a pilot programme of road transport.

Ngôn Đức Thắng, 33, in Cần Thơ City decided keep providing meals for people in difficult circumstances through his charity kitchen, even though the city eased its lockdown measures in early October.  

Hà Nội has allowed passengers to quarantine at home or their place of residence following concerns over its earlier seven-day concentrated quarantine requirement for those arriving from HCM City, regardless of their vaccination or recovery status.

Only one case was recorded in Hà Nội. 

Many people in Mekong Delta provinces have started to return to HCM City for work.

Health experts have expressed disagreement over a seven-day centralised quarantine requirement from Hà Nội city authorities for those arriving from HCM City, regardless of their vaccination or recovery status, as “it is not in line with the Government’s guidelines on pandemic prevention”.