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  A child being tested for Covid-19 at Hiệp Tân Primary school in HCM City’s Tân Phú District. — Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — Educational institutions in HCM City have been told to enhance safety measures in response to an increasing number of COVID-19 cases among students after one million returned to kindergartens and schools …

Major hospitals are facing blood shortages as reserves ran dry over the Tết holiday. Many are calling for donations to help people whose lives depend on blood transfusions such as leukaemia patients. Watch out video to find out where you can donate. VnExpress News

  South Korean tourists during their Phú Quốc tour under Việt Nam’s vaccine passport programme in late November 2021. — Photo from the Việt Nam National Administration for Tourism HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has released guidelines to implement the second phase of the pilot …

  A file photo shows children of a kindergarten in Hoàn Kiếm District, Hà Nội playing in a class. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội will allow kindergartens to reopen from March 1 and let parents decide whether to send their children to school or not. Deputy Chairman …

  Molnupiravir STELLA 400mg, one of the three Molnupiravir drugs licensed by the health authorities of Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of the manufacturer HÀ NỘI — The Drug Administration of Việt Nam under the Ministry of Health has issued the list of three COVID-19 treatment drugs produced in Việt Nam …

  A dormitory for migrant workers. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is proposing a rental assistance package for workers’ accommodation. The package is worth VNĐ6.6 trillion (US$20.9 million) and is planned to quickly restabilise the labour market, which has been adversely affected …

  Thăng Long Imperial Citadel, a popular tourist destination in Hà Nội prepared logistics to welcome back visitors from Wednesday. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — To minimise deaths from COVID-19 and severe cases, Hà Nội is to focus on high-risk groups, offering them regular health checks, with less of a focus …

  Fresh graduates from Phạm Ngọc Thạch Medical University in HCM City are being sent to grassroots medical stations to practise for a year. VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HCM CITY — Almost 300 new graduates from the Phạm Ngọc Thạch Medical University in HCM City have been sent to work at commune and …

  Nylon bags left by people at Đà river in northern Hòa Bình Province after they released carps during the Ông Công – Ông Táo (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) ceremony on the 23rd day of the Lunar New Year. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo   HÀ NỘI — The exhibition “Plastic Tale of River” …

  A street covered with trees in Hà Nội. The city plans to plant more trees to reduce air pollution. — Photo baotintuc.vn HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s authorities are trying to plant more trees in the city, especially in urban areas, in an effort to improve the environment and reduce air …