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Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, Nguyễn Thành Phong, on July 20 checks the 115 Emergency Aid Centre, which is the co-ordinator for transporting COVID-19 patients to designated hospitals. VNA/VNS.Photo Thu Hương HCM CITY— HCM City People’s Committee has instructed authorities in Thủ Đức City and districts to set up quarantine facilities exclusively for asymptomatic COVID patients. If they begin to have symptoms, they will be transferred to hospitals. Local authorities have been given the green light to use all available facilities such as university dormitories, new apartment buildings, hotels, schools, and others as quarantine facilities. They should have separate areas for people awaiting real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing results. Each facility will have five to 10 oxygen cylinders. The human resources for these facilities will come from hospitals and district health centres or be dispatched by the Department of …

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A resident in HCM City gets the COVID-19 vaccine jab. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — HCM City has been allocated the largest amount of the country's COVID-19 vaccine doses so far. According to the latest updated information at the COVID-19 Vaccination Portal of the Ministry of Health, HCM City, the current biggest coronavirus hotspot in Việt Nam, is taking the lead in vaccinating its residents against COVID-19 with 1,039,652 doses given. HCM City will receive at least five million COVID-19 vaccine doses between now and September 2021 to vaccinate 50 per cent of its population, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn. Those are the government's priorities for HCM City amid a spike in infection cases, said Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Recently, the Ministry of Health has allocated more than two million doses of Moderna vaccine to 53 cities and provinces nationwide as well …

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Many people in HCM City flocked to Covid-19 vaccination spots today, July 22, despite the rainy weather. The municipal Department of Health said the city is carrying out the fifth phase of its Covid-19 vaccination drive with 930,000 doses to be administered in five districts. Lots of people came to Lang Binh Thang Gymnasium in District 11 for vaccination at around 7 am. “Rain isn’t a problem. I’m very happy to be given the vaccination as the city is witnessing more new Covid-19 cases,” a local resident said. People even brought hand wash with them as part of their anti-Covid-19 measures. People who faced difficulties in moving were supported by medical workers and prioritised for early vaccination. “I didn’t have a chance to be vaccinated earlier as my house was in a quarantined area. I'm lucky to get vaccinated this time," Vu Nhat Minh, in Tan Binh District, said. People were asked to ensure safe distances while queuing. …

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There is a food supply shortage in HCM City, despite the high production capacity in the Mekong Delta. Le Thanh Hoa from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said at an online conference with southern provinces that food output is plentiful. The vegetable growing area in southern provinces has reached 537,000 hectares, while yield is VND200 quintals per hectare and output is 5.5 million tons. Every month, Mekong Delta can provide 433,000 tons of vegetables, mostly for domestic consumption (18 million consumers in Mekong Delta and 10 million in HCM City). According to Hoa, in southern provinces, pork output is 93,840 tons a month, chicken 30,492 tons, and duck meat 10,860 tons. They also provide 455 million poultry eggs a month, 113,000 tons of black tiger shrimp and 258,000 tons of white-leg shrimp. Representatives of Tra Vinh and Long An provincial agriculture departments affirmed that food output is very abundant, enough to satisfy local demand and provide …

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At a supermarket in HCM City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of developing an additional 150 cooperatives and two cooperative alliances during the 2021-2025 period while posting annual average growth of 7 percent in the collective economy. The sector will contribute 0.5 percent to the city's gross regional domestic product ( GRDP ) during the period and attract 15,000 more workers to cooperatives. The targets are set out in a collective economy development plan for 2021-2025 approved recently by the municipal People’s Committee. Under the plan, the city will develop new-style cooperative models in the fields of agriculture , trade, and services. To that end, the municipal People’s Committee has stressed the importance of encouraging the development of the collective economy and cooperatives in all fields and industries in both quality and quantity as well as attracting the engagement of all of society, especially young …

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Nguyen Tri Thuc, director of the Cho Ray Hospital and HCM City COVID-19 Rehabilitation Hospital, has outlined a coronavirus treatment strategy to help limit the development of serious symptoms and reduce pressure on medical facilities. A medical worker takes care of a serious coronavirus patient at HCM City COVID-19 Rehabilitation Hospital. — Photo courtesy of the hospital The strategy consists of four levels of treatment, and is based on the response used during the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Bac Giang Province. To avoid cases rising rapidly and reduce pressure on medical staff, doctors will intervene early, before the onset of more serious conditions associated with COVID-19. During the current coronavirus wave in HCM City, the daily number of new cases has been in the thousands. This has led to a 'four-level' treatment model being adopted at the HCM City COVID-19 Rehabilitation Hospital, located at HCM City Oncology Hospital No 2 in District 9, Thu Duc City. …

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HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has worked with a transportation firm to turn five buses into mobile grocery stores. The department will announce the new location of the store every day to the firm and drivers. On July 21, 10 buses travelled HCM City from 9 am to 2 pm to bring food to the residents. This model will help ease some burden on supermarkets and convenience stores, maintain social distancing rules and ensure food supplies for residents. At the grocery bus on Le Van Sy Street, only one person was allowed to enter at a time. The prices of the items are also listed on the outside of the bus. "Customers must wash hands their before entering the bus. I think this is convenient. I can buy food right next to my house and don't have to queue for long," Tran Thi Xuan from District 3 said. Some photos of the mobile grocery stores: Buses turned into grocery stores in HCM City …

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The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has asked for more medical staff to support its COVID-19 prevention and control efforts. Pre-vaccination check-up In a proposal sent to the Prime Minister, the city hopes to receive an additional 5,000 doctors, nurses and technicians, along with 2,000 medical staff serving COVID-19 testing. Earlier, the Ministry of Health sent 1,936 medical workers from 25 central hospitals, ministries, sectors and health departments of cities and provinces nationwide to HCM City. Meanwhile, more than 1,600 lecturers and students from medical universities and colleges have also been mobilised to assist the city in stamping out the pandemic. According to the municipal Department of Health, as of July 23 noon, HCM City had recorded 49,176 COVID-19 infections. In the morning of June 23, the Military High Command of HCM City started to spray disinfectant in the entire city as part of the efforts to prevent the spreading of the …

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A special working group led by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai check Binh Thoi Market on July 21. — Photo tuoitre.vn Supply of consumer goods in HCM City has been relatively steady, but the prices of some items have shot up and businesses taking part in the city’s price stabilisation programme are suffering big losses since they sell at fixed prices, according to the Department of Industry and Trade. Speaking at a meeting with a special working group from the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Wednesday, a department official said though the amount of goods transported to the city is steady, the prices of some items are high. For instance, there is a short supply of eggs due to various reasons, and demand is high, he said. Businesses that have signed up for the price stabilisation programme have to buy poultry eggs at VND31,000 for a tray of 10, but sell them at VND29,000, their registered price, he said. They need to get approval from relevant departments to …

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Locals in HCM City are vaccinated at Lãnh Binh Thăng Sport Stadium in District 11 as part of the fifth phase of the city's vaccination drive. VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Giang HCM CITY— The HCM City Department of Health has changed from a four-level to five-level admission and treatment plan for COVID-19 patients. First-level treatment is for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with no underlying medical conditions and no obesity. They are brought to quarantine facilities in districts where they are screened by local health officials to determine if they can spend quarantine at home. The number of patients in this category is estimated to account for nearly 50 per cent of the city’s total number of cases. At the second level, field hospitals are in charge of treating symptomatic patients with underlying medical conditions and providing emergency aid for those whose condition becomes worse before they are transferred to hospitals at the third level. The number of patients …

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