Health authorities announced another 21,696 Covid-19 cases Tuesday in 60 cities and provinces while HCMC confirmed another imported Omicron case. The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh led with 7,063 cases, including 6,867 cases that have been detected in previous days but yet to be added to the national Covid-19 …
Read More »Omicron mostly asymptomatic, less lung damage likely: minister
Most Omicron infections in Vietnam have no symptoms, and the variant is less likely to damage lungs, says deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son. Son said the number of Omicron Covid-19 cases in Vietnam is too small for the health sector to draw any specific conclusions on the new strain. …
Read More »Vietnam confirms 21,728 new local Covid-19 cases
Health authorities announced another 21,728 Covid-19 cases Tuesday in 60 cities and provinces while HCMC confirmed another imported Omicron case. The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh led with 7,063 cases, including 6,867 cases that have been detected in previous days but yet to be added to the national Covid-19 …
Read More »China locks down city of 1.2 million after three virus cases
Over one million people in a city of central China were being confined to their homes on Tuesday after three coronavirus cases were recorded in the country’s latest mass lockdown. Beijing has pursued a “zero Covid” approach with tight border restrictions and targeted lockdowns since the virus first emerged. But …
Read More »Philippines widens Covid restrictions outside capital
The Philippines will expand coronavirus restrictions in Manila from Wednesday to include more than 11 million people living near the capital as cases surge, the government said. Daily infections have spiked to a two-month high in January and the health department warned of higher caseloads in the coming days following …
Read More »HCMC to reopen bars, dance clubs on Jan 10
HCMC will reopen its bars, dance clubs and karaoke parlors from Monday next week (January 10) after eight months of suspension due to Covid-19. Duong Anh Duc, deputy chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, announced the decision Tuesday following a proposal by the Department of Culture and Sports. Reopened establishments …
Read More »3 killed in Hanoi house fire
A fire broke out in a house on Dinh Cong Thuong Street in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District on Monday night, killing three people inside. Le Tuan Phuong, who lives in the neighborhood, said he was at home when he heard a loud blast at around 9 p.m. “I rushed to …
Read More »Three killed in Hanoi house fire
Three people were killed after their rented house on Dinh Cong Thuong Street in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District caught fire on Monday night. Le Tuan Phuong, a witness, said he was in his house in the same neighborhood when he heard a big blast and the voice of people crying …
Read More »Apple becomes first company to hit $3 trillion market value, then slips
Apple Inc on Monday became the first company to hit a $3 trillion stock market value, before ending the day a hair below that milestone, as investors bet the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores new markets such as automated cars and virtual reality. On the …
Read More »Russia, China, Britain, US and France say no one can win nuclear war
China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according to a joint statement by the five nuclear powers published by the Kremlin on Monday. It said that the five countries – which are the …
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