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.
Seeing increasing demand for antibody tests, medical facilities in HCM City offered the testing service.
Photo printing services in HCM City, like many other services, have been shut down due to the current social distancing regulations, preventing many people from getting portraits of their deceased family members for their altar.
Up to 88 per cent of households across Việt Nam suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic with those working in the tourism, service and manufacturing sectors the most severely affected.
The number of infections dropped by 935 cases compared to Thursday’s figures.
President of VABIOTECH Đỗ Tuấn Đạt said: “We are very happy to announce the successful manufacture of this first batch of vaccine Sputnik V in Việt Nam. This batch was analysed and evaluated by the Russian side to meet requirements.”
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on women’s access to healthcare and the crucial role digital technology and collaboration play in shaping an empowered future for women’s health and family planning were highlighted at an Asia Pacific virtual roundtable this morning.
The HCM City People’s Committee on September 24 approved a proposal from the city Department of Health to shorten the interval between AstraZeneca vaccine doses to six weeks from a previous period of eight to 12 weeks.