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Support policies effectively implemented for pandemic-hit workers: Minister All policies supporting workers affected by the COVID-19 have been implemented in an integrated and effective way, ensuring people’s life, Minister of Labours, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung told the 15th National Assembly on July 25 morning. The strong surge in COVID-19 cases since April 27 has put enormous pressure on the economy and society, he said, citing the fact that employment rate reached 2.52 percent, with the services sector being the hardest hit. Some industries are shrinking further this year, such as travel, lodging service and transportation. About 70,000 enterprises in the economy have suspended operation or gone bankrupt. The pandemic has also been attacking industrial parks and export processing zones where a large number of workers are employed, Dung continued. He stressed that HCM City, Hanoi and many other localities have imposed full or partial lockdown and social …

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday called on citizens to stay strong and united and seriously comply with COVID-19 preventive measures in order to soon bring life to normal. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Photo: VGP Pham made the call amid complex evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Viet Nam with thousands of infection cases having been reported each day. The Government is deeply aware of and empathizes with the material and mental hardships faced by the citizens over the past more than one year since the outbreak of the pandemic, he said. From urban to rural streets, all have become almost empty because of COVID-19 while usually bustling with activities, marketplaces, airports, harbors, schools and factories are now strangely quiet; hospitals and treatment facilities in some areas are now more crowded than ever; many apartment complexes, stadiums, dormitories, and military barracks are grudgingly turned into field hospitals or quarantine …

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Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will contest the women's 100m heats on Friday. AFP/VNA Photo TOKYO — Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will make her grand entrance at the Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus concerns loom over the start of the athletics programme on Friday. The reigning 100m champion will launch her bid to become the first woman to win an individual Olympic athletics event three times when she headlines competition at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium. A new champion will be crowned in the men's 10,000m, after Britain's 2012 and 2016 winner Mo Farah failed to qualify, and US great Allyson Felix will figure in the heats of the inaugural 4x400m mixed relay. Competition gets under way in the fan-free, 68,000-capacity stadium a day after a Covid-19 scare forced Australia's athletics team into temporary isolation in the Olympic Village. Although most were soon released, three of the Aussie contingent remain in isolation as close contacts of US pole vaulter …

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Thúy Hằng HÀ NỘI — A series of TV broadcasts dedicated to different art genres will be screened nationwide this month, to help struggling theatre troops that have been unable to perform due to restrictions on gatherings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists of the Việt Bắc Folk Music and Dance Theatre will present an art programme celebrating Vietnamese War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (27/7/1947 – 27/7/2021). VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Nguyên Deputy head of the Culture Ministry's Department of Performing Arts Trần Hướng Dương, said the department’s representatives have worked with theatres under the culture ministry to select several quality stage productions to film and broadcast on VTV (Việt Nam Television), VOV (Voice of Việt Nam) as well as on other provincial TV and radio channels. “With 12 theatres under the ministry and a large crew of talented artists, the TV broadcast programme is expected to offer the best productions of performing arts from drama, tuồng (classic …

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Shares to move sideways with low liquidity The market will continue to move sideways this week with low liquidity to gradually form a strong enough accumulation base before returning to the uptrend, analysts said. The VN-Index was maintaining the recovery span from the support area of ​​1,286-1,261 points with low liquidity, which was a typical sign for an accumulation period, said analysts from SSI Securities Joint Stock Company (SSI). “The current bottom-fishing demand is still weak, so it was likely that the VN-Index will continue to move sideways with low liquidity,” they said. “The VN-Index may return to the uptrend if the index surpasses the resistance area of ​​1,340 points with the volume rising to the 50-day average,” they said. The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) inched 0.42 per cent higher to close last Friday at 1,299.31 points. The southern market index had lost 3.6 per cent last week. An average of 599.9 million shares were …

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No new COVID-19 cases recorded over last 24 hours Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 cases overnight, with the tally standing at 1063, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported on September 15 morning. Of the total, 691 were infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 domestically, including 551 linked with central Da Nang city since the latest outbreak began there on July 25. As many as 926 patients have recovered while 35 died from complications related to the disease. Most of the fatalities were the elderly with serious underlying health conditions Among those still under treatment, 13 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 13 others twice and 19 thrice. There are 33,605 people having close contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present. The Health Ministry has called on residents to wear masks in public places, regularly wash hands with soap, avoid crowd gatherings, and install …

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HCM City (VNA) – FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29 began to administer the first shots under a COVID-19 vaccination drive for 5,000 French citizens and their family members in southern Vietnam, while the hospital’s volunteer teams are joining the vaccination campaign in the community as assigned by the municipal Health Department. It is estimated that FV Hospital will perform the vaccination for 800 people every day. In order to organise the effective vaccination for this number of patients from 8 am to 5 pm every day, FV Hospital has organised a vaccination model that is implemented in the France. Performing procedures before vaccination .(Photo: courtesy of FV hospital) Appointments are arranged per group, the procedure for COVID-19 safe prevention and control is scientifically implemented. Patients arriving at the destination will make a health declaration, then will be screened by the nurse again to ensure upmost safety. In the waiting area, each person …

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A citizen of the Republic of Korea who was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus has died of the disease at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Tran Phuoc Anh, acting director of the HCM City Department for External Affairs, confirmed the news, adding that his department had contacted relevant agencies including Cho Ray Hospital, HCM City Police, and Municipal Immigrations Service to get more information. Specific information about the case will be provided by the hospital and the police, Anh said. He revealed that the Department of External Affairs had sent an official note to the Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, and at the same time extended condolences to the deceased patient’s family. HCM City is the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam at present. The southern metropolis has recorded more than 34,000 new cases since the resurgence of the virus in late April, making up more than half the total number of new cases recorded in Vietnam during the latest outbreak. …

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PM urges tightened border control in wake of new local infection of COVID-19 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) speaks at the meeting of the Government’s permanent members on July 25 (Photo: VNA) Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 25 ordered tightened management of border gates from the north to the south to prevent illegal entry, following the confirmation of the first locally infected case of COVID-19 in Vietnam after 99 days without community transmission of the coronavirus. Addressing a meeting of the Government’s permanent members in Hanoi, the PM applauded the seriousness and efforts by all-level authorities, sectors, and localities in concurrently fighting against the pandemic and developing the economy. However, he noted, some sectors and localities have been off guard and shown laxity in disease prevention and control after a long period of time without community transmission. Particularly, foreigners’ illegal entry into Vietnam has …

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Each Vietnamese citizen will be issued with a unique health ID card, which they will be able to use throughout their lives, according to the Ministry of Health. Each person will have a unique health ID. Illustrative photo baonhandao.vn The ID will be automatically generated through the general identification system of the ministry and used to identify individuals for healthcare services. Each ID will have a series of characters, of which the first ten are unique to the holder. The numbers are based on basic personal information including name, year of birth and place of birth. According to the regulation issued by the health ministry on creating, using and managing health IDs, each healthcare facility will have an account to access the national health identification system. If the facilities are not connected with the system, healthcare staff must access the website of the national health identification system and search for the details of each patient. …

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