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An additional 1,785 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 10.70 million, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 48 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (419), Vinh Phuc (119), Phu Tho (111), Nghe An (97), and Hai Duong (71). As of Tuesday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.70 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections. On May 17, an additional 5,094 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.36 million. On Tuesday evening, four deaths related to Covid-19 was announced, total fatalities stayed at 43,071. By May 16, the country had injected more than 217 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over … [Read more...] about Vietnam logs 1,785 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday

A technician analyses biological specimens to detect COVID-19 infections in the southern province of Bạc Liêu's Centre for Disease Control. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam registered 1,179 new COVID-19 infections, all domestically transmitted, and one death on Monday. The capital Hà Nội again led the number of new daily cases with 332. The other localities reporting new transmissions were Vĩnh Phúc (75), Quảng Trị (72), Yên Bái (60), Quảng Ninh (56), Tuyên Quang (42), Đà Nẵng (40), Nghệ An (39), Phú Thọ (38), Thái Bình (37), Quảng Bình (37), Hải Dương (36), Thái Nguyên (30), Lào Cai (26), Sơn La (22), Bắc Kạn (19), Hưng Yên (18), Hải Phòng (17), Hà Tĩnh (15), Hòa Bình (15), Quảng Ngãi (14), Cao Bằng (13), Điện Biên (12), Lâm Đồng (11), Hà Giang (11), Hà Nam (9), Thanh Hóa (9), Lạng Sơn (9), HCM City (8 ), Lai Châu (8 ), Khánh Hòa (7), Nam Định (7), Bình Phước (6), Phú Yên (5), Ninh Bình (4), Gia Lai (4), Bắc Giang (3), Bình Định (3), Bình Dương (3), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (3), Thừa … [Read more...] about Việt Nam logs 1,179 new COVID-19 cases, one death on Monday

Việt Nam has administered some 219,796,318 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam registered 1,344 new COVID-19 infections, all domestically transmitted, and two deaths on Wednesday. The capital Hà Nội again led the number of new daily cases with 316, followed by Vĩnh Phúc Province with 94. The other localities reporting new transmissions were Bắc Ninh (90), Nghệ An (76), Phú Thọ (63), Quảng Ninh (55), Yên Bái (55), Đà Nẵng (44), Tuyên Quang (41), Lào Cai (37), Quảng Bình (36), Hồ Chí Minh City (35), Thái Nguyên (31), Bắc Kạn (29), Thái Bình (27), Nam Định (23), Hà Nam (21), Hà Giang (19), Lâm Đồng (18), Sơn La (18), Quảng Trị (17), Lạng Sơn (17), Cao Bằng (16), Hưng Yên (14), Khánh Hòa (13), Bắc Giang (13), Hòa Bình (13), Lai Châu (12), Bình Phước (12), Đắk Nông (11), Thừa Thiên Huế (10), Hải Dương (10), Thanh Hóa (9), Tây Ninh (7), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (7), Điện Biên (6), Quảng Ngãi (6), Ninh Bình (5), Phú Yên (4), Vĩnh Long (4), Bến Tre (3), Bình … [Read more...] about Việt Nam logs 1,344 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths on Wednesday

COVID-19 vaccination (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A total of 1,550 new COVID-19 cases were reported on May 16, a fall of 46 compared to the previous day, and two deaths. The latest numbers bring the total national caseload to 10,698,180 so far. Among the new infections, just two were imported and the rest were domestic cases. A total of 1,355 new transmissions were detected in the community. The capital city of Hanoi again recorded the highest number of infections with 437, followed by northern Bac Ninh and Yen Bai provinces with 98 and 76 cases. Fifteen provinces and cities did not report any COVID-19 cases on the day. The two deaths bring Vietnam’s COVID-19 death toll to 43,067, accounting for 0.4 percent of the total cases. A total of 4,723 patients were also given the all-clear on May 16, taking the total number of recoveries to 9,359,763. More than 217 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the country to date, of which more than … [Read more...] about Vietnam logs 1,550 new COVID-19 cases on May 16

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded a total 2,227 new cases of COVID-19 and no death in the past 24 hours to 4pm May 13, according to the Ministry of Health. Hanoi reported the highest number of infections on the day with 495 cases, followed by Nghe An with 123 and Phu Tho with 120. The northern province of Bac Giang added 443 cases to the national log after verifying information. The country has to date logged 10,693,141 COVID-19 cases, including 43,063 deaths. A total 9,065 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear on May 13, bringing the number of recoveries so far to 9,344,029. There are 333 patients needing breathing support. By May 12, the country had injected 216,512,573 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including 2,192,003 first shots for children from 5 to 11 years old./. VNA … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vietnam reports 2,227 new cases on May 13

An 18-year-old white man suspected of fatally shooting 10 people in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, appears to be the latest in a line of "copycat" gunmen carrying out deadlier mass shootings inspired by previous attackers, experts warned on Sunday. Payton Gendron, who surrendered to police on Saturday after the attack, apparently publicized a racist manifesto on the internet and broadcast the attack in real time on social media platform Twitch, a live video service owned by Amazon.com. Authorities called the mass killing an act of "racially motivated violent extremism." Experts say the trend of mostly young white men being inspired by previous racist gun massacres is on the rise, citing recent mass shootings, including the 2015 attack at a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, a 2018 shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh and a 2019 attack at a Walmart in an Hispanic neighborhood of El Paso. Adam Lankford, a criminology professor at the University of Alabama, … [Read more...] about ‘Copycat’ mass shootings becoming deadlier, experts warn after New York attack

Local authorities in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are investigating the cutting down of around 400 pine trees in Da Lat City. According to the initial results of the investigation, more than one hectare of a forest in Ward 8 has been ruined. The pine trees, which have a diameter of 20-60 centimetres and are 5-10 metres high each, have been logged at different times with many being newly cut down. The pine trees have been cut down in the forest The forest is located in a remote and treacherous area, which is among difficulties for the forest management board to detect. Some traces of poachers such as water bottles have been left on the site. The investigation into the case is being carried out. Under local authorities’ instructions, the reforestation in the destroyed area needs to be completed before June 10. … [Read more...] about 400 pine trees in Da Lat cut down

A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain. The outbreaks are raising alarm because the disease mostly occurs in west and central Africa, and only very occasionally spreads elsewhere. Here's what scientists know so far. 'Highly unusual' Monkeypox is a virus that causes fever symptoms as well as a distinctive bumpy rash. It is usually mild, although there are two main strains: the Congo strain, which is more severe – with up to 10% mortality – and the West African strain, which has a fatality rate of more like 1% of cases. The UK cases are least have been reported as the West African strain. "Historically, there have been very few cases exported. It has only happened eight times in the past before this year," said Jimmy Whitworth, a professor of international public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who said it was "highly unusual". Portugal has logged five confirmed cases, … [Read more...] about Explainer: Why monkeypox cases are rising in Europe

An individual grey-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix cinerea), one of the world’s 25 Critically Endangered primates, is found living in a forest of Quang Nam Province. (Photo courtesy of Ai Tam) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Since the Government’s decision on action plan for the protection of the primate species in Vietnam was issued in 2017, a total of 684 endangered douc langurs , including 86 grey-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix cinerea), one of the world’s 25 Critically Endangered primates , have been captured by rangers and authorities in 80 illegal hunting and wildlife trafficking cases. However, a report by the ENV, an NGO focused on wildlife protection, showed that only 30 per cent of total poaching violations in Vietnam were discovered, while 70 per cent were unknown, meaning that the number of the langurs hunted in the forest was unclear. Biologists, conservationists and experts shared the report at a conference on the conservation activities on endangered primates … [Read more...] about Urgent action needed on primate protection

National carrier Vietnam Airlines remained in the red in the first quarter of this year, with losses of nearly US$113 million, despite its revenue rising to a two-year high. The airline posted a loss of VND2.621 trillion ($112.9 million) over the first three months of 2022, according to its Q1 consolidated financial statements issued on Friday. The loss was recorded even though the flag carrier logged revenue of more than VND11.6 trillion ($500 million) in the period, up 55 percent year on year, the highest performance since the second quarter of 2020, when COVID-19 began to severely affect Vietnam’s aviation industry. The impressive revenue failed to cover the total cost that was higher than expected, leading to the firm’s ninth consecutive quarterly loss, the carrier said. Vietnam Airlines’ fuel expense in the quarter was VND465 billion ($20 million) more than projected given rising world oil prices, VnExpress cited the company as saying. The Q1 result has brought the … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines suffers $113mn Q1 loss despite revenue surge