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Medical workers donate blood, inspire others to do the same

  Assoc Prof Lê Đình Thanh, director of HCM City’s Thống Nhất Hospital, donates blood during a drive the hospital organised on Thursday. VnExpress News Photo Thu Hằng HCM CITY — More than 200 doctors, nurses and staff at Thống Nhất Hospital in HCM City donated blood on Thursday. The hospital’s blood donation …

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Man rejects city to live alone in the woods

  Nịnh Văn Sàu, a Sán Chỉ ethnic man in northern Móng Cái City, tends his vegetable garden. He has lived alone in the woods for eight months. — Photo nhandan.vn  HÀ NỘI — Fed up with the hustle and bustle of city life, Nịnh Văn Sàu decided to pack his …

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UNDP assesses difficulties for disabled during pandemic

Medical staff give a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a man with a disability in Ward 1, HCM CIty’s Phú Nhuận District. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Quang Châu HÀ NỘI — About 67 per cent of people with disabilities said they felt secure and received support during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a …

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Caution urged in stockpiling COVID rapid tests

  The Government have called for caution in stockpiling home rapid tests. The Tết holidays are said to be the main reason for the increased demand for rapid tests. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — As the number of new COVID-19 infections in Hà Nội continues to rise after …

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Calls to speed up ePass installations

`Lorries pass the Pháp Vân-Cầu Giẽ Tollbooth in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Ngọc Anh   HÀ NỘI — Ministries and localities have been urged to install ePass systems on vehicles to allow them to use the automatic electronic toll collection (ETC).  The request was made by Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn …

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City hospitals told to ensure oxygen supply

  Students of Marie Curie High School in HCM City’s District 3 ensure social distancing in class. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — HCM City’s hospitals and private clinics have been told to ensure an adequate and prompt supply of oxygen for COVID patients, and to get ready for the spread of …

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PM provides urgent update on vaccination campaign

A medical worker administers a COVID vaccine to a resident in the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Anh Tuấn HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Wednesday sent an urgent dispatch to ministries, provinces and cities to strengthen COVID-19 prevention and control. PM …

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Việt Nam hits three million COVID cases

  A pharmacist gives advice to a customer purchasing Molnupiravir, the antiviral drug used for COVID treatment. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has exceeded three million coronavirus cases, as the country registered a record 69,128 new infections on Thursday. After the country entered its fourth wave of the …

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Update of COVID-19 new cases in Việt Nam on Feb. 24 afternoon

Cases recorded in Hà Nội (8,864), Bắc Giang (4,171), Hải Dương (2,948), Sơn La (2,860), Phú Thọ (2,596), Nam Định (2,592), Hồ Chí Minh City (2,466), Hòa Bình (2,391), Bắc Ninh (2,375), Vĩnh Phúc (2,117), Hưng Yên (1,995), Hải Phòng (1,890), Ninh Bình (1,799), Yên Bái (1,666), Lào Cai (1,655), …

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