The Binh Duong Department of Health on Monday said the 22-year-old woman is currently quarantined at the Tan Uyen City medical center. Authorities have disinfected areas near the patient's home. The Binh Duong Center for Disease Control (CDC) is currently contact tracing people to prevent further infections. The woman's boyfriend was confirmed by the CDC in the neighboring Dong Nai Province on Sunday to have monkeypox. The man has been determined to be the third monkeypox case in Vietnam and his girlfriend the fourth. Vietnam's first two cases of monkeypox were confirmed in 2022, but they contracted the virus abroad and were immediately quarantined upon return to Vietnam, so there was no chance of community transmission. The source of the infection for the third case is unknown, according to the Dong Nai CDC. The man began to display symptoms like fever, chills and blisters on September 17. He went to a private clinic for treatment, but the symptoms did not subside. On … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports first monkeypox community transmission case
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Ancient Maya grave found in Mexico as tourist rail project advances
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican archaeologists unearthed a richly adorned human body in a grave that could be more than 1,000 years old, in an area where workers were finishing construction on a major tourist rail project, the country's national antiquities institute INAH said on Monday. The discovery took place this month during archaeological salvage work carried out in tandem with building a multibillion-dollar tourist train in southern Mexico designed in large part to draw tourists to southern Mexico's many ancient Maya sites, as well as nearby top beach resorts like Cancun and Tulum. The remains of a human burial, unearthed by Mexican archaeologists during salvage work carried out in Palenque in tandem with building the rail project known as the Maya Train, are seen in this undated Handout photo received from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on September 25, 2023. Photo: Reuters The rail project, known as the Maya Train, is a top economic … [Read more...] about Ancient Maya grave found in Mexico as tourist rail project advances
Cashew exports predicted to strongly rebound by the year-end
Cashew nuts packed at a factory in Bình Phước Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Cashew exports are likely to strongly rebound by the end of the year after significant growth in both volume and value in the past eight months of this year, industry insiders have said. Data from the Việt Nam Cashew Association shows that in August, the country exported nearly 64,000 tonnes of cashew nut, earning a turnover of US$343.4 million, an increase of over 38 per cent in volume and nearly 32 per cent in value. The latest addition had brought its cashew nut exports over the past eight months of this year up to 400,000 tonnes in total with a value of over $2.25 billion, up 16 per cent in quantity and 13 per cent in quality. Raw cashew imports also increased significantly over the past eight months, 21 per cent higher than the yearly target, according to the association. In August alone, the country spent $370.4 million in importing over 367,200 tonnes of raw cashew, marking yearly hikes of 87 per … [Read more...] about Cashew exports predicted to strongly rebound by the year-end