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Despite being taken during the southern metropolis’s traditional rush hour, few vehicles travel can be spotted on Hai Ba Trung street in District 1, with every commuter wearing a face mask. This comes a day before a new regulation comes into force on March 28 which will mean all residents must wear face masks when in public areas or risk being punished. … [Read more...] about Streets fall quiet in HCM City as businesses close

HCM City (VNA) – The health condition of 42 COVID-19 patients under treatment in Ho Chi Minh City has showed positive progress, Director of the municipal Health Department Nguyen Tan Binh told a press conference on March 28. He said among them, seven have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 twice and could be discharged from hospitals in coming days, and two were negative once, adding that no patient is on ventilator. Binh also refuted online rumor about one death from the disease. The official said on March 28 morning, a new infection case was found in the city, raising the total number of patients to 42. The patients are being treated at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the Cu Chi Hospital for acute respiratory disease, and the Can Gio Hospital. According to Binh, investigations showed about 100,000 people from abroad have entered the city since March 8. On March 27, 1,000 of them were tested with one positive case. Nearly 9,700 people in the city are currently under … [Read more...] about Health condition of 42 COVID-19 patients in HCM City sees improvement

To take the fight, Vietnam mobilised all resources, instituted rigorous quarantine policies, and carried out complete tracing of all people who came in contact with the infected. These measures were taken much earlier in the course of the epidemic than in China, where lockdowns of entire cities were used as the last resort to keep the virus from spreading further. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 cases in Vietnam rise to 169

He pointed to difficulties facing the agro-forestry-fishery sector, caused by the African swine fever, drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta, along with the risk of an outbreak of avian influenza besides the complex developments of COVID-19. Agriculture alone recorded a minus 1.17 percent, and fisheries were up 2.79 percent, lower than the increases of 4.96 percent and 5.42 percent posted in the same periods in 2018 and 2019, respectively. … [Read more...] about First-quarter GDP growth hits decade low