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A pregnant woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Hà Nội's Thanh Nhàn Hospital on Saturday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 11,932 new COVID-19 cases have been detected in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to more than 600,000. There were also a further 217 fatalities announced Saturday and an additional 56 added to the total from previous days. Among the new cases, there were 5,169 cased detected in community. Compared to Friday, the number of cases has decreased nationally by 1,379. HCM City still tops the list with 5,629 new infections, followed by neighbouring Bình Dương Province with 3,971. The total number of people catching coronavirus now stands at 601,349. The other infections on Saturday were found in Đồng Nai (960), Long An (337), Kiên Giang (165), Tiền Giang (147), Tây Ninh (137), An Giang (107), Khánh Hòa (46), Cần Thơ (46), Quảng Bình (38), Hà Nội (35), Đồng Tháp (34), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (32), Quảng Ngãi (32), Bình Phước (31), Bình …

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Netherlands donates ventilators and medical equipment to Vietnam The government and business community of the Netherlands will donate ventilators and medical equipment worth VND43 billion to help Vietnam combat COVID-19, Ambassador Elsbeth Akkerman told her host Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on September 10. She affirmed that the Dutch government attaches great importance to the comprehensive partnership and the strategic partnership on climate change adaptation, sustainable agriculture and water management with Vietnam. The relationship between the two governments and their business communities continues to develop effectively for the sake of the economy, people and planet, she said. The Ambassador thanked the Vietnamese Government and the Prime Minister personally for caring about the EU business community, including Dutch businesses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and noted the two countries are having many opportunities and prospects to strengthen …

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Dr Kidong Park, Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam, has highlighted the Vietnamese Government’s measures and efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “The whole-of-society approach is led by the highest level of the Government, with the Prime Minister now heading the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. This demonstrates the strong determination of the Government to combat the outbreak situation,” Park said in an inclusive interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on September 10. Following is the full text of the interview. What are the WHO’s opinion of safely living with the COVID-19 pandemic? What are the specific steps Vietnam should take to safely adapt to life amid the pandemic? The world has been fighting this pandemic profusely in the past 20 months. In Vietnam, our early and strong action in 2020 kept in virus at bay. However, we have been facing the most challenging phase of the pandemic in the last …

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HCMC’s government agencies create work plan for new normal state The head offices of the People’s Committees of wards in Go Vap and District 8 that were requisitioned as gathering places of food and essential goods for social welfare activities have been cleaned and disinfected to give back the premises to the local administrative agencies before September 15. Residents who come to the People’s Committees of wards for notarization services are required to provide medical declaration, wear mask, measure body temperature while local state officials will wear personal protective equipment to protect against the virus and comply with the health ministry's 5K message, including facemask, disinfection, social distancing, no gathering and health declaration. Digital transformation of public administration has created favorable condition for State cadres to work and solve all documents submitted by residents online during the social distancing measures. This process of using digital …

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“The whole-of-society approach is led by the highest level of the Government, with the Prime Minister now heading the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. This demonstrates the strong determination of the Government to combat the outbreak situation,” Park said in an inclusive interview on September 10. Following is the full text of the interview. What are the WHO’s opinion of safely living with the COVID-19 pandemic? What are the specific steps Vietnam should take to safely adapt to life amid the pandemic? The world has been fighting this pandemic profusely in the past 20 months. In Vietnam, our early and strong action in 2020 kept in virus at bay. However, we have been facing the most challenging phase of the pandemic in the last four and half months. Vietnam has been taking a whole-of-society approach to limit transmission and save people’s lives. It now seems clear that globally, the virus will not disappear – at least not in the near future.  …

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Coronavirus hotspot sees sharp decrease in death rate The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decreased significantly in recent days, signaling the COVID-19 treatment regimen is proving effective, according to health experts. The downward trajectory was attributed to the effective implementation of policies and decisions on COVID-19 prevention and control measures adopted by the health sector, said Pham Duc Hai, deputy head of the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. According to health experts, the opening of more intensive care unit (ICU) centres for COVID-19 patients, the large support of medical equipment, as well as the use of antiviral drugs and anticoagulants in treating patients, have helped to lower the number of critical cases. Furthermore, the strategy of classifying patients has also played a significant part in lowering the death rate. The southern metropolis …

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Dr Kidong Park, Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of WHO Dr Kidong Park, Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Việt Nam, has highlighted the Vietnamese Government’s measures and efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency. What is the WHO’s opinion on safely living with the COVID-19 pandemic? What are the specific steps Việt Nam should take to safely adapt to life amid the pandemic? The world has been fighting this pandemic profusely for the past 20 months. In Việt Nam, our early and strong action in 2020 kept the virus at bay. However, we have been facing the most challenging phase of the pandemic in the last four and a half months. Việt Nam has been taking a whole-of-society approach to limit transmission and save people’s lives. It now seems clear that globally, the virus will not disappear – at least not in the near future. The virus will continue to …

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At the press conference (Photo: SGGP) The Chairman made the statement at the press conference on September 13 jointly organized by the city Steering Board of the Covid-19 Prevention and Control and the Central Commission for Propaganda and Education. Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Mai said that the city has made concerted efforts for a long time from August 23 till now with the assistance of the government and consensus of inhabitants in and out of the country. The determination and synchronization of the entire state machinery have helped businesses and district administrations in the battle against Covid-19. Mr. Phan Van Mai announced the city has carried out social distancing mandates strictly; subsequently, orange and red zones have been narrowed. He disclosed that the rate of Covid-19 patients dropped dramatically through three testing drives; therefore, he expected that more green zones will be expanded. District 7, Can Gio and Cu Chi outlying districts are the first …

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After nearly three months of social distancing, the conditions to loosen anti-pandemic measures to some extent are being discussed so that localities, businesses and people can feel more comfortable. Many articles about changes by world leaders about the pandemic have recently been published in local newspapers. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Emergencies Program, has been reported as saying that the virus is here to stay with us and it will evolve like influenza viruses. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the pandemic would subside one day but not completely disappear. It will become an endemic disease. The pandemic will continue if SARS-CoV-2 continues to mutate in unvaccinated countries, diminishing the hope of eradicating the virus. The previous expectation of achieving herd immunity thanks to vaccinations has been dashed with the appearance of the Delta variant, which spreads very rapidly. The ‘new normal …

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Among the new patients, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 6,312 cases, followed by its neighboring provinces of Binh Duong (2,178), Dong Nai (777), and Long An (379). The Health Ministry announced another 276 Covid-19 fatalities Tuesday in 11 localities, including 199 in HCMC and 41 in Binh Duong. Since the new wave emerged in late April, Vietnam has reported 630,662 community infections in 62 of its 63 cities and provinces, with only the northern Cao Bang Province being Covid free. Of the patients, 15,901 have died. HCMC is the epicenter of the wave with 309,787 cases, followed by Binh Duong with 162,847. Since the beginning of the epidemic, Vietnam has recorded 635,055 infections to rank 47th out of 222 countries and territories. It had the world’s 15th largest population last year. In per capita terms, it ranks 156th, with 6,455 cases per million people. The number of recovered patients on Tuesday was 12,683, raising the total recoveries to 398,461. Of those in hospitals, less …

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