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The patients, a 25-year-old man in Tan Binh District, a 31-year-old man in District 10 and a 28-year-old woman in Go Vap District, were infected after having contact with a 51-year-old Vietnamese businesswoman, Dang Thy Lynh Trang, from the central province of Binh Thuan when she flew from Washington D.C. to HCMC on March 2. Trang was confirmed infected on March 10. … [Read more...] about HCMC discharges three Covid-19 patients

Tiên Nguyễn (second, left) presented flowers and gifts to doctors and nurses of HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. — Photo courtesy of Tiên Nguyễn  On her Instagram, 24-year-old Tiên Nguyễn expressed her gratitude to the doctors and nurses at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases where she had been treated for 22 days since March 9. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s 32nd COVID-19 patient discharged, confirms will lead charity fund

According to a Vietnam Prosperity Bank (VPBank) representative, VPBank sends a one-time password to their customers’ registered phone number or email address when they log into their bank accounts on a new device. Customers should not reveal the code to anyone, especially imposters posing as bank staff, if they receive a code without attempting to log in. — VNS … [Read more...] about Bank customers warned of fraud amid Covid-19 outbreak

The Ministry of Transport has requested all local and foreign airlines to halt their international flights to the country for two weeks in the context of the escalating Covid-19 epidemic. Under an urgent instruction signed by Deputy Minister Le Anh Tuan on Tuesday, the suspension takes effect between April 1 and April 15. The change however does not apply to people who enter Vietnam for diplomatic and official purposes, foreign guests attending important external activities, experts, business managers, highly skilled workers, and special cases agreed by the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The ministry ordered airlines to reduce domestic airlines from March 30 to April 15. Each airline will provide only one flight per day on Hanoi-HCM City/ Danang/Phu Quoc and HCM City-Danang/Phu Quoc routes. Airlines have to halt all remaining flights from and to HCM City. At present, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines are only operating eight flights per … [Read more...] about International flights to Vietnam suspended amid Covid-19 spread

He asked people to refrain from going out, except when really necessary such as buying food and medicine. Implementing the Prime Minister’s directions to curb the pandemic given its complicated developments, Phong outlined several tasks that the southern economic hub will carry out within 15 days, starting from 0:00 am April 1. He ordered the municipal Department of Industry and Trade to coordinate with the Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) and Saigon Trading Group (Satra) to ensure the supply of essential goods for people, and encourage online shopping and home delivery. Meanwhile, the Department of Transport is responsible for working with districts to arrange passenger trips according to anti-coronavirus regulations, and suspend public buses, intercity buses, and taxi services. Official vehicles, employee shuttle buses, and trucks delivering food and carrying production material must be operated in accordance with the health ministry’s instructions. Mr. … [Read more...] about HCMC calls for people’s unity in COVID-19 fight