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Vegetables being loaded into a bus belonging to Bao Yen Construction Services Tourism Co., Ltd. in HCM City last week. Five such buses are being used to distribute vegetables around the city. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - I was surprised to receive a call from an American friend who lives in Singapore, asking about the pandemic situation in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam’s current COVID-19 epicentre with a daily record of thousands of cases. He was concerned that the situation could spin “out of control”, comparing it to India or Indonesia. I told my friend that he had called at a good time as I had just read a news story from the Singapore-based The Straits Times, headlined “Vietnam grapples with public frustration over COVID-19 pandemic missteps and transparency”, mentioning the growing unhappiness about the pandemic control measures. The story, I believe, described the situation in a superficial way. I have closely observed the global situation, especially …

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HCMC to lift lockdown on five wards with 250,000 residents The Saigon Times A quarantined area in HCMC. By 6 p.m. today, the lockdown earlier imposed on 12 wards of Thu Duc City in HCMC will be lifted – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The lockdown earlier imposed on five wards with over 250,000 residents in HCMC’s Thu Duc City will be lifted at 6 p.m. today, July 30. The decision, covering Binh Chieu, Hiep Binh Phuoc, Linh Xuan, Tam Binh and Tam Phu wards, was approved on July 29 by Hoang Tung, chairman of the Thu Duc City government. Among these wards, Binh Chieu, which is home to nearly 74,000 residents, has been locked down for 18 days. Hiep Binh Phuoc with more than 64,000 residents and Linh Xuan with some 58,000 residents were put on lockdown 14 days ago. As for Tam Binh and Tam Phu with a total population of over 57,000 residents, they have had a 10-day lockdown. Accordingly, by 6 p.m. today, the lockdown earlier imposed on 12 wards of Thu Duc City will be lifted. The …

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HCMC expects to vaccinate 70% of adults against Covid by next month By Minh Duy A man is vaccinated against Covid-19. HCMC expects to vaccinate 70% of residents aged 18 and above in the city against Covid-19 by August - PHOTO: TUYET HOANG HCMC – HCMC expects to vaccinate 70% of its residents aged 18 and above against Covid-19 by August, while the Ministry of Health has asked the city to accelerate the vaccination drive and committed to supporting it with personnel to reach its target. The city currently has some 7.5 million adults. Some 22.23% of these people have received one shot. According to an urgent dispatch on Covid vaccinations during the stay-at-home period that the Ministry of Health has sent to the city, the city was allowed to simplify the vaccination procedures. The ministry asked HCMC to inoculate people aged from 18, prioritizing frontline medical workers, elderly people and those having underlying health conditions, and speed up the vaccination …

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HCMC to extend social distancing for two weeks with stricter measures at daytime The Saigon Times A police officer patrols a deserted street in HCMC. The city may extend social distancing under the prime minister’s Directive 16 for two more weeks with stricter anti-pandemic measures during the day - PHOTO: TNO HCMC – HCMC Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong, at a meeting with State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc this morning, July 30, said that the city might extend social distancing under the prime minister’s Directive 16 for two more weeks, starting after August 1, with stricter anti-pandemic measures from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Phong said HCMC had been practicing social distancing for 61 days with different levels of strictness, the local media reported. Over the past 19 days deploying Directive 16, the city has detected more than 3,300 Covid-19 cases per day on average, mainly in centralized quarantine centers and in areas under lockdown. Nearly 26,000 patients have recovered …

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HCMC hospitals discharge 11,200 Covid-19 patients in three days The Saigon Times Recovered Covid-19 patients are discharged from the Field Hospital No. 4 in HCMC. Over 11,200 Covid-19 patients were discharged from the hospitals in the city in three days - PHOTO: NLDO HCMC - Over 3,130 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals in HCMC on July 29, taking the city’s total recoveries between July 27 and 29 to over 11,200, the HCMC Center for Disease Control said today, July 30. The city reported over 4,350 recoveries on July 27 and over 3,800 other recoveries a day later. Although HCMC has seen thousands of new infections each day, thousands of Covid-19 recoveries in the city have been reported every day. The total number of Covid-19 patients in HCMC who have recovered since the pandemic hit Vietnam early this year has reached 28,320, the local media reported. After being discharged from hospitals, the patients must self-isolate at home, check their body …

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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc  (L) and Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen at the working session (Photo: SGGP) Speaking at the meeting with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc who was leading a Central delegation to visit HCMC and work with the city's authorities on Covid-19 prevention and fighting this morning, the City’s Chairman said that HCMC has spent 61 days of social distancing orders under the Directives 15 and 16. It saw an average number of 3,300 confirmed cases of Covid-19 per day in 19 days under Directive 16 which comprises the most stringent social distancing regulations and 25,200 recovered patients. Among 36,700 patients under treatment, 875 severe patients who are spending days on ventilators and 19 patients at increased risk of severe illness from Covid-19 received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. 381 gravely-ill Covid-19 patients have been recovered at the HCMC Intensive Care Hospital. The city established the Covid-19 Testing …

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The announcement was made Thursday after the province, home to former imperial citadel Hue, organized for 865 people from HCMC and nearby localities to return to their hometown. Thua Thien Hue authorities said the move came as centralized quarantine camps in the province have almost been fully occupied, which could help spread the virus. The province has prepared facilities to quarantine more than 10,000 and for now, is hosting more than 8,000 in quarantine, mostly returnees from Covid-19 areas, including HCMC. So far this week, the province has carried out plans to bring people back home from HCMC and nearby localities, with 239 returning via plane on July 26, 367 via train on July 29 and as scheduled, 250 more will return via plane Sunday. Most of them are elderly people, children, and pregnant mothers. The province said it is still opening its door to receive people returning on their own. However, all returnees must be sent to quarantine zones, where they will stay for …

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INCHAM purchases ECMO machine for HCMC’s hospital The Saigon Times Medical workers take care of a critical Covid-19 patient. The Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam will provide the Tropical Diseases Hospital of HCMC with one ECMO machine to support the treatment of Covid-19 patients in the city - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - In a virtual ceremony held today, July 30, the Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam (INCHAM) signed a contract with the Viet Gia Medical Equipment JSC to purchase one extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine for installation at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases of HCMC. The machine is being purchased with contribution from the Indian community based in HCMC and the other southern provinces of Vietnam with the support of the Indian Consulate General in HCMC and INCHAM. Along with Dr. Madan Mohan Sethi, Consul General of India in HCMC, Manoj Bharthwal, chairman of INCHAM, and the representatives from Viet Gia Medical Equipment JSC, the virtual …

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HCMC, Hanoi get 270,000 more Covid-19 vaccine doses each The Saigon Times A medical worker draws out a dose from a vial of the Covid-19 vaccine. HCMC and Hanoi City will receive the same amount of 270,000 more doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine under the Health Ministry’s vaccine allocation plan of over 2.9 million doses - PHOTO: TNO HCMC - HCMC, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, and Hanoi City will receive the same amount of 270,000 more doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine under the Health Ministry’s vaccine allocation plan of over 2.9 million doses. The ministry has decided to allocate the over 2.9-million doses, which were imported by VNVC and provided by the Covax Facility, to virus-hit provinces and cities and 23 hospitals and institutes under the ministry. Under the decision, the northern region will gain access to over 1.07 million doses. Hanoi City will get the largest number of doses, followed by Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces with …

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Nguyen Thi Hong Tham, owner of Xuyen A slaughterhouse in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi District - one of the large private pig slaughterhouses in Ho Chi Minh City, said that before the epidemic, Xuyen A slaughtered about 1,500 pigs per day on average. When the epidemic broke out, following the direction of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, the establishment invested over VND100 million in building accommodation and toilets for employees to meet the city’s requirement of Covid-19 prevention task. However, many employees in the establishment were found to be infected by coronavirus; accordingly, the establishment decided to suspend operations to ensure the safety of workers. Director To Van Liem Xuan of Thoi Thuong Slaughterhouse in Hoc Mon District said that the factory is still operating with only three out of 13 assembly lines with a capacity of about 1,000 pigs a day. Previously, the factory had called up workers to stay in the slaughterhouse for continued production, …

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