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A bia hơi (draught beer) and restaurant on Yên Lãng Street, Đống Đa District, Hà Nội, closed on May 25, 2021, as the city's authorities ordered a halt to operations of all cafes, in-person dining, hairdressing salons, and sports activities in public spaces. — VNA/VNS Photo Phan Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI — With COVID-19 outbreaks in the city under control, Hà Nội’s health authorities are set to propose allowing the reopening of some non-essential services. Hà Nội Centre for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday said that it would soon put forward a plan for Hà Nội People’s Committee to consider regarding relaxation of restrictions and business closures in place to deal with the resurgence of the coronavirus since late April, Vietnam News Agency reports. According to Hà Nội CDC, eateries and restaurants, cafes, in-door hairdressing salons, small traditional markets (under the management of commune or authorities), and sports activities will be prioritised in the reopening roadmap, but all social distancing and other prevention measures will still be enforced at these venues. Karaoke venues, bars, discos, sidewalk cafes and iced tea shops will continue to be closed, however. Previously, during a COVID-19 meeting on June 10, Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee Chu Ngọc Anh stated the need to contain the outbreak in the city so that a roadmap for relaxation of restrictions could be implemented, reducing the impact to livelihoods. Since April 27, 2021, or the start of the fourth wave in Việt Nam, Hà Nội has recorded 253 COVID-19 positive cases in 13 clusters (excluding 167 cases found in two major clusters of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases and National Cancer Hospital). — VNS …

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NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ concludes the meeting. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The 57th meeting of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up on Tuesday after one and a half days of sitting. Closing the meeting, NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ said that the committee completed all the set agenda by debating six issues and adopting one resolution on personnel work. He asked relevant agencies and organisations as well as individuals to, right after the meeting, promptly acquire ideas given at the meeting and conclusions of the NA Standing Committee on particular issues to complete a report to be submitted to the 15th NA at its first plenary session. As scheduled, the 15th legislature will convene a preparatory meeting before opening the first plenary session on July 20, he noted, stressing that successfully organising the session is the most important task. After the 57th meeting, the NA Standing Committee will sit for another meeting to finalise the remaining contents to be debated at the first plenary session of the 15th NA, including issues related to five-year plans such as those on socio-economic development, budget-finance, and middle-term public investment. The Government has also proposed adding two national target programmes on new-style rural area building and sustainable poverty reduction and social welfare to the agenda of the upcoming session. Earlier the same day, the committee discussed a report on implementation results of the socio-economic development and State budget plans in the first six months of the year and solutions for the implementation in the last half of the year. — VNS …

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Of the new patients, 138 were recorded in the northern Bac Giang Province and they are all linked to clusters at its industrial parks. HCMC got 38 cases, including 31 that have had direct contact with previously confirmed patients and two linked to the Christian congregation cluster emerging on May 26 in Go Vap District. For the remaining five cases, the health authorities are still investigating their source of infection. Bac Ninh Province that borders Bac Giang reported 21, including 16 related to clusters at its industrial parks, two linked to a hotspot in Thuan Thanh District, and two having had contact with Covid-19 patient. The source of transmission of the remaining case is still unclear. Binh Duong Province, a HCMC's neighbor, recorded 12 cases that are all linked to two previously confirmed patients. The case in northern Lang Son Province is a 26-year-old woman linked to the cluster at the Quang Chau industrial park in Bac Giang. Tuesday's infection tally is the second highest daily number since the fourth wave broke out in Vietnam, only after 444 recorded on May 25. With the new patients added, Vietnam has recorded 7,997 local Covid-19 cases in 40 cities and provinces since the new wave started on April 27. Bac Giang has continued to have the highest infections so far, with 4,401 cases, followed by Bac Ninh with 1,415 and HCMC with 961. Since April 29, Vietnam has tested almost 4.82 million people. …

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