A COVID-19 patient being treated at home in Long Hồ Town, Long Hồ District in southern Vĩnh Long province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photos VĨNH LONG — Home treatment for mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, with medical support from local health workers, has proved to be a solution to safely adapt to the pandemic …
Read More »Metro Line 1’s Bến Thành station close to completion
The landscape above the Bến Thành underground station on metro line No 1 being restored as the station approaches completion. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — Bến Thành Station on HCM City’s first metro route is 95 per cent complete. Engineers and workers are scrambling to complete the electrical and …
Read More »Free rides for workers and students going home for Tết
A migrant worker going home for Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday on the free ‘Train of Spring’. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Vũ HCM CITY — Workers and students in HCM City have been offered free rides home this Tết (Lunar New Year), a gesture of support with the hope that …
Read More »Private schools to benefit from tax and credit policies
Marie Curie Secondary School, a private education institution in Hà Nội. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — A new circular issued by the Ministry of Education and Training confirms that private schools will benefit from tax, credits and other preferential policies. The circular applies to private schools that are leasing or operating on …
Read More »PM Chính orders localities to remain vigilant against the pandemic
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính chaired the Government’s regular meeting on Friday morning.— Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has instructed ministries and localities not to be negligent and to remain ready to fight against the pandemic. Chính gave the order as he chaired a meeting …
Read More »Việt Nam to launch ‘rapid’ spring COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 29
A medical worker vaccinates an old woman against COVID-19 at her house in central Phú Yên Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will organise a nationwide rapid vaccination campaign, running from January 29 to February 28, according to Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long. Targeting all children and …
Read More »14,929 new COVID cases announced on Friday
Cases reported in Hà Nội (2,885), Bắc Ninh (1,013), Đà Nẵng (886), Hải Phòng (635), Quảng Nam (617), Thanh Hóa (582), Nam Định (518), Phú Thọ (454), Hòa Bình (427), Bình Định (424), Hưng Yên (374), Vĩnh Phúc (369), Bắc Giang (357), Quảng Ninh (343), Quảng Ngãi (341), Hải …
Read More »14,929 COVID-19 cases reported in Việt Nam on Friday
People travelling back home at Hanoi Station with protective clothing. — Photo VNA/VnExpress News Hoàng Hiếu HÀ NỘI — The capital city of Hà Nội recorded 2,885 COVID-19 infections on Friday, as Việt Nam posted a daily rise of 14,929 cases. The capital city again recorded the highest number of …
Read More »HCM City contains Omicron spread in community
A sign placed in front of a house where a COVID patient is quarantined at home in HCM City’s District 3. VnExpress News Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — HCM City has basically contained the local spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking at a press …
Read More »Việt Nam surpasses 180 million COVID-19 vaccine shots administered
Health workers in the northern province of Quảng Ninh vaccinating a disabled person. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s total administered COVID-19 vaccinations surpassed 180 million doses on Friday, according to the National Portal for COVID-19 Vaccines, ten days after hitting 170 million mark. In the past …
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