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Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 infections overnight, making the tally unchanged at 1,069, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on September 26 morning. Vietnamese citizens from abroad go to quarantine sites after entry into the country (Photo: VNA) This day also marks the 24th consecutive day without community transmissions. Among all the cases, 691 are domestically infected cases, including 551 recorded since the new outbreak began on July 25. As of 6am on September 26, 999 COVID-19 patients had been treated successfully. The fatalities remained at 35. Among patients under treatment, there is no longer any critical case, while four have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, five twice and 13 thrice. A total 21,842 people are being quarantined nationwide. On September 25, eight more patients were given the all-clear from the disease, including six people treated at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in …

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Taking samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam recorded 13,321 new COVID-19 infections, including 15 imported cases, in the last 24 hours to 5pm on September 10, raising the national tally to 589,417, the Ministry of Health announced. Ho Chi Minh City, which is the country's largest pandemic hotspot, reported the highest number of infections with 7,539 cases. It was followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province (3,563),  Dong Nai (823), Long An (321), Tay Ninh (248), Tien Giang (156), and Kien Giang (86). The capital city of Hanoi logged 29 cases. A total of 8,680 cases were detected in the communities outside of lockdown areas or concentrated quarantine areas . An additional 254 deaths were reported on the day. The new fatalities brought the country's death toll since COVID-19 broke out in Vietnam in early 2020 to 14,745. Since the fourth outbreak began on April 27, the country confirmed 585,051 infections, of them 348,147 patients were …

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New local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China's southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities said on Tuesday, in the country's latest outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The National Health Commission said 59 new locally transmitted cases were reported for Sept. 13, up from 22 infections a day earlier. All of them were in Fujian. In just four days, a total of 102 community infections have been reported in Fujian, a province bordered by Zhejiang to the north and Guangdong to the south. China's last outbreak, which affected mainly Jiangsu, ended about two weeks ago, with no new local cases reported in the eastern province. That outbreak lasted a month. Fujian's outbreak began in Putian, a city of 3.2 million, with the first case reported on Sept. 10. Preliminary tests on samples from some Putian cases showed patients had contracted the highly transmissible Delta variant. The virus has since spread to the scenic coastal city of Xiamen, which reported 32 new …

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Vietnam’s Ministry of Health logged 13,321 coronavirus infections nationwide on Friday, along with 12,751 discharged patients and 275 fatalities. Thirty-five provinces and cities reported 13,306 local cases while the country recorded 15 separate imported infections, the health ministry said. The ministry had documented 12,399 domestically-infected patients on Thursday. Over 8,600 of the additional domestic cases were detected in the community, with the remaining found in sectioned-off areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City confirmed 7,539 local infections, Binh Duong Province 3,563, Dong Nai Province 823, Long An Province 321, Tay Ninh Province 248, Can Tho City 37, Da Nang 30, and Hanoi 29. Vietnam has registered 585,051 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth – and worst – virus wave emerged in the country on April 27. Ho Chi Minh City is heavily impacted with 286,242 patients, followed by Binh Duong …

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A 32-year-old medic working for a public healthcare center in Ho Chi Minh City said that over the past two years, not as many people came in for health checks and treatment, resulting in decreased revenues. The medic, who did not want to be named, said that the drop in revenue has meant that her salary has dropped to VND4-5 million (around $200) per month, but did not mention what her earning used to be before the pandemic. Since the fourth Covid-19 wave emerged in Vietnam late April, her income has dropped even further though she has to work much harder, the medic said. "Many people could not understand this. They think that once an outbreak appears, it means more jobs for medical staff and as a result, higher salaries. But in fact, it does not work like that." Previously, she used to get food and transportation allowance of VND800,000 ($35) per month but these days, she gets that only once every three months. Alongside the pay cuts, she and her colleagues have been placed …

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Ho Chi Minh City authorities have asked medical facilities to conduct COVID-19 tests on every visitor with symptoms of a cough, fever, and difficulty breathing to detect positive cases early and prevent the risk of transmission. The municipal Department of Health announced the decision in a document on Friday. Accordingly, people visiting medical facilities for a cough, a fever, trouble breathing, or respiratory inflammation must all be tested for COVID-19. Workers at those facilities are also subject to testing every three days. More medical workers will be mobilized to give assistance in sample collection. In addition, the health department requested medical facilities to continue instructing people in conducting rapid antigen tests on their own, under the assistance of medical staff or trained volunteers in a safe manner. The municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control previously issued a document on beefing up mass testing in the city early this …

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The 11,478 new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday include nine imported cases and 11,469 local infections detected in Hồ Chí Minh City (6,158), Bình Dương (3,188), Đồng Nai (974), Long An (285), Kiên Giang (117), Tây Ninh (93), Tiền Giang (80), Cần Thơ (68), An Giang (62), Quảng Bình (61), Đồng Tháp (49), Khánh Hòa (46), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (46), Bình Phước (33), Quảng Ngãi (30), Cà Mau (22), Hà Nội (20), Đắk Nông (17), Bình Thuận (16), Bình Định (16), Phú Yên (14), Quảng Nam (12), Đắk Lắk (12), Thanh Hóa (12), Đà Nẵng (12), Bạc Liêu (8 ), Trà Vinh (7), Bến Tre (3), Lâm Đồng (2), Nghệ An (2), Ninh Thuận (2), Vĩnh Long (1), and Hưng Yên (1); 6,650 of these were found in the community. Tiền Giang registered an additional 548 cases detected on previous days. A further 261 COVID-related deaths were announced, bringing the total death toll to 15,279. …

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Vietnam’s Ministry of Health recorded 12,026 coronavirus infections across the nation on Sunday, together with 11,116 discharged patients and 261 fatalities. Thirty-three provinces and cities logged 12,017 local cases while the country reported nine separate imported infections, the health ministry said. The ministry had registered 11,927 domestically-infected patients on Saturday. Over 6,600 of the additional domestic cases were detected in the community, with the remaining found in sectioned-off areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City recorded 6,158 local infections, Binh Duong Province 3,188, Dong Nai Province 974, Tien Giang Province 628, Long An Province 285, Kien Giang Province 117, Can Tho City 68, Khanh Hoa Province 46, Hanoi 20, and Da Nang 12. Vietnam has confirmed 608,997 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth – and worst – virus wave emerged in the country on April 27. Ho Chi Minh City is …

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The Ministry of Health registered 11,172 coronavirus cases in Vietnam on Monday, along with 11,200 discharged patients and 381 fatalities. Thirty-five provinces and cities confirmed 11,168 domestic cases whereas the country recorded four separate imported infections, the health ministry said. The ministry had logged 12,017 locally-infected patients on Sunday. More than 5,900 of the latest domestic cases were detected in the community, with the remaining found in sectioned-off areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City documented 5,446 local infections, Binh Duong Province 3,651, Dong Nai Province 768, Long An Province 327, Tien Giang Province 161, Tay Ninh Province 142, Can Tho City 68, Hanoi 41, and Da Nang 13. Vietnam has confirmed 620,165 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth – and worst – virus wave emerged in the country on April 27. Ho Chi Minh City tops the list with 303,475 patients, followed by Binh …

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The exposure of these accounts has been recorded by the Threat Intelligence division of Viettel Cyber Security, the firm's director Nguyen Son Hai said at a recent online forum on IT leadership and information security. He said his firm has detected 16 large-scale data leaks in Vietnam, twice as many as last year, and found that 97,000 accounts in various fields including social networks, banking and securities had being exposed. "Around 2,000 exposed accounts are in the banking and securities sectors. Among these, there is a bank account with a balance of VND5 billion ($220,300) and a securities account with a value of VND30 billion," Hai said. Trinh Hong Ha, Deputy Director of the Information Technology Department under the State Securities Commission, said at the meeting that a securities company has been blackmailed for money recently. Ha said the stock market was "sensitive and complex," and faces the risk of many cyberattacks. Currently, about 95 percent of securities …

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