A technician of Military Hospital 211 in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has invented an automatic hand sanitiser dispenser to prevent coronavirus infection.
Hà Nội’s authorities have allowed the reopening of some non-essential services across the city from 6am on September 21.
The Management Board of HCM City Export Processing Zones and Industrial Parks Authority (HEPZA) has approved a pilot programme to allow enterprises in export processing zones and industrial parks in District 7 and Củ Chi District, considered ‘safe’ districts, to resume operation beginning Monday.
HCM City is struggling providing COVID-19 tests to local shippers as the number of shippers registered with the city’s Department of Industry and Trade has soared over the last few days.
Hà Nội will remove travel permits for inner city commuters and not divide the city into three-coloured zones from September 21, Chử Xuân Dũng, vice chairman of the city People’s Committee, announced on Monday.
The amount of new COVID-19 cases detected on Monday was 8,681, the lowest daily figure recorded in the past month.
Many children in HCM City, the country’s coronavirus epicentre, have enjoyed a special Mid-Autumn Festival this year despite social distancing regulations thanks to joint efforts of authorities, organisations and volunteers.
HCM City and its neighbouring provinces of Đồng Nai and Bình Dương are waiting for the Ministry of Health to allocate further vaccines.
Hà Nội will loosen social distancing restrictions step by step after September 21 but still ensure the pandemic prevention and control protocols, said Dương Đức Tuân, vice chairman of the municipal People’s Committee.
The Ministry of Health has asked localities to pay attention to COVID-19 testing and prevention and control measures when implementing social distancing.
The National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology has issued decision to allocate 8 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine Vero Cell to 25 localities across the country.
Northern mountainous provinces have been alerted about high risks of flash floods and landslides due to current torrential rains.
HCM City’s Department of Health has proposed giving the COVID-19 ‘green card’ to people who have received at least one dose of vaccine.
More than 1,200 COVID child patients on September 19 joined lantern processions and songs at a Mid-Autumn Festival event at field hospital No. 1 in Bình Dương Province.
As HCM City continues to battle high numbers of COVID-19 cases, young people have been called upon to fight the pandemic.
A nurse who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Đắk Mil District, Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông, has volunteered to assist COVID-19 patients in quarantine areas.
