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The Ministry of Health logged 3,168 new COVID-19 patients in Vietnam on Monday, along with 1,136 recoveries and 75 fatalities. The latest cases, including nine imported and 3,159 local infections, were documented in 45 provinces and cities, the health ministry said, elucidating that 1,261 patients were found in the community. Ho Chi Minh City confirmed 968 of the domestically-infected cases, Binh Duong Province 439, Dong Nai Province 393, Soc Trang Province 174, An Giang Province 109, Kien Giang Province 99, Tien Giang Province 94, Ca Mau Province 77, Khanh Hoa Province 31, Can Tho City 27, Ba Ria-Vung Tau eight, and Hanoi six. Vietnam had registered 3,175 locally-acquired infections on Sunday. The country has reported 862,531 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave emerged on April 27. Ho Chi Minh City is a hotbed with 418,692 patients, followed by Binh Duong Province with 225,853, Dong Nai Province with 59,015, Long An …

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The 2020 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Program is now calling for applications from Vietnamese youngsters who will have the chance to take part in academic, exchange, and skill training activities at home and abroad, according to the U.S. Mission to Vietnam. YSEALI is a short-term academic program whose purpose is to promote regional strategic goals, reduce barriers to communication among Southeast Asia's young generations, and strengthen cross-border partnerships with the U.S. youth. The program is seeking Vietnamese talents aged 18-35, who are either undergraduates or postgraduates with outstanding leadership skills expressed in excellent academic performance and dynamic extracurricular activities. Eligible candidates are those with proficiency in English and profound enthusiasm for social contributions at their universities or working institutions. The program includes a virtual academic course and an integrated in-person experience approximately two to …

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Soc Trang and Ca Mau Provinces have become the new COVID-19 hot spots in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta after welcoming a large number of residents who returned from virus-hit localities. Ca Mau was among the Mekong Delta localities with the least cases, recording only 369 local infections from April 27 to October 1, according to the provincial Department of Health. However, the local tally exceeded 1,100 cases from October 1 to 16, with most of the new patients coming from virus-hit locales. Statistics showed that more than 30,000 people have returned to Ca Mau from such hotbeds as Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai Province, and Binh Duong Province since October 1 following the relaxation of COVID-19 movement restrictions nationwide. Similarly, over 40,000 people have returned to Soc Trang Province from Ho Chi Minh City and some southeast provinces. The province has been logging an average daily count of 200 over the past days, the provincial health department stated. As of October 16, …

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People in the central Vietnamese province of Thua Thien-Hue have successfully rescued a large whale that was stranded after being washed up on the shore by strong waves. The mammal, around 10 meters long and three metric tons in weight, was found stranded on the beach in Phu Loc District at around 5:00 am on Monday. It was exhausted at that time with many injuries on its body. Local residents, with the support of soldiers, tried to push the whale to the sea, but they faced a lot of difficulties due to powerful waves that pushed it back again after each try. They were eventually successful in returning the whale to the sea at 10:00 am the same day. However, people were worried that big waves may push the injured animal ashore again. In recent days, the coast of Thua Thien-Hue has seen heavy rains, high tides, and rough seas, which might be the cause of the whale being washed up on the shore, local said. To Vietnamese fishermen, especially those living along the central …

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