The current COVID-19 wave is leaving many locals and hospital staff in HCM City struggling, so expats in the city are providing a helping hand by making free meals for hospitals and organisations, as well as raising money and collecting essential goods for people in need.
The consumption of agricultural products and circulation of farm produce has improved in the southern region, according to Lê Thanh Tùng, the deputy director of the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Many patients are becoming confused between food supplements and medicine after watching misleading advertisements, and giving up doctors’ prescriptions and making their conditions worse, doctors have said.
The Ministry of Health has proposed that provincial level hospitals experiencing a complex pandemic situation set up remote clinics to advise and treat F0 patients at home using the Telehealth system.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) system has confirmed the list of over 795,000 workers from more than 29,300 employers who are eligible for financial support in 62 out of 63 cities and provinces under a Government resolution and the Prime Minister's decision on policies supporting employees and employers affected by the coronavirus.
HCM City has proposed spending nearly VNĐ8 trillion (US$351.2 million) to support people in need for two months to help them overcome COVID-19-related difficulties, Phan Văn Mãi, chairman of the city People’s Committee, has said.
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.
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 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.
