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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam did not record new cases of coronavirus infection overnight, the national steering committee for anti-COVID-19 said in the morning of July 13, which is also the 88th straight day without community transmission of the virus in the country. The COVID-19 tally in Vietnam stands at 372, including 232 imported cases quarantined upon their arrival. As many as 350 patients or 94.1 percent have recovered from the disease, and there are no deaths. Most of the remainders are in stable condition, with one negative for the coronavirus once and three others at least twice. There are 11,256 people having close contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit areas in quarantine at present, including 25 in hospitals, 10,816 in other quarantine sites, and 415 at home or accommodation facilities./. … [Read more...] about No local coronavirus infections seen in Vietnam for 88 days

"We know the poorest, most marginalised children who were already the furthest behind have suffered the greatest loss, with no access to distance learning -- or any kind of education -- for half an academic year," Ashing said. … [Read more...] about Ten million kids ‘may never return to school’ after virus

Australia has avoided the high COVID-19 casualty numbers of other nations with swift and strict measures, recording fewer than 10,000 coronavirus cases in total, or about a sixth of the daily cases seen in the United States in recent days. … [Read more...] about Australian pub cluster adds to second-wave coronavirus fears

On the same note, Bui Xuan Cuong, head of Ho Chi Minh City’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) said that the 19.7km Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien line has reached 73.5 per cent completion, and the figure will reach 85 per cent by the end of this year. A total of 84.3 per cent of the work for the line’s Component 2 – the elevated sections and depots – has been finished. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES JULY 13

Under the first phase, the city will continue piloting the program in 10 Districts 9, 12, Thu Duc, Tan Phu, Binh Tan, Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Nha Be, Can Gio and Binh Chanh in September and October to provide milk for kindergarten and first-grade students including those living in public and non-public social protection establishment. … [Read more...] about HCMC to collect car toll in downtown areas from 2021