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Ilustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A total 888 new case s of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm June 21 to 4pm June 22, according to the Ministry of Health. Hanoi still reported the highest number of infection s on the day with 149 cases, followed by Hai Phong with 88 and Da Nang with 61. Besides, the south central province of Ninh Thuan added 58 COVID-19 cases to the national caseload after verifying information. The national caseload reached 10,739,855. A total 5,657 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear on June 22, bringing the number of recoveries so far to 9,622,837. There are 33 patients in serious conditions needing breathing support. No death from COVID-19 was reported in the past 24 hours. The total fatalities stood at 43,084. On June 21, 388,269 doses of vaccines were administered, raising the total number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered to 226,741,624./. VNA … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vietnam confirms 888 new cases on June 22

The new infections were locally confirmed in Hà Nội (149), Hải Phòng (88), Đà Nẵng (61), Nghệ An (51), Bắc Ninh (50), Yên Bái (45), Phú Thọ (34), Quảng Ninh (28), Lào Cai (26), Vĩnh Phúc (25), HCM City (25), Quảng Bình (22), Sơn La (17), Bạc Liêu (16), Hà Giang (15), Thái Bình (15), Hà Nam (15), Thái Nguyên (15), Ninh Bình (14), Hà Tĩnh (14), Bắc Kạn (13), Hòa Bình (12), Hải Dương (11), Nam Định (11), Thanh Hóa (11), Tuyên Quang (11), Quảng Trị (10), Lâm Đồng (9), Đồng Tháp (9), Cao Bằng (8 ), Bến Tre (7), Thừa Thiên Huế (7), Bắc Giang (7), Điện Biên (6), Cà Mau (6), Hưng Yên (6), Bình Định (5), Lạng Sơn (5), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (4), Gia Lai (2), Bình Phước (1), Lai Châu (1), and Hậu Giang (1). Details will be updated shortly. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam reports 888 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

A medical employee prepares to administer a COVID-19 booster dose to workers in HCM City's Tân Thuận Export Processing Zone. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Wednesday announced 888 new COVID-19 infections. All the new cases were domestic, of which 747 were detected in the community. The capital Hà Nội continued to register the highest daily case count with 149 new transmissions. Other new infections were found in Hải Phòng (88), Đà Nẵng (61), Nghệ An (51), Bắc Ninh (50), Yên Bái (45), Phú Thọ (34), Quảng Ninh (28), Lào Cai (26), Vĩnh Phúc (25), HCM City (25), Quảng Bình (22), Sơn La (17), Bạc Liêu (16), Hà Giang (15), Thái Bình (15), Hà Nam (15), Thái Nguyên (15), Ninh Bình (14), Hà Tĩnh (14), Bắc Kạn (13), Hòa Bình (12), Hải Dương (11), Nam Định (11), Thanh Hóa (11), Tuyên Quang (11), Quảng Trị (10), Lâm Đồng (9), Đồng Tháp (9), Cao Bằng (8), Bến Tre (7), Thừa Thiên Huế (7), Bắc Giang (7), Điện Biên (6), Cà Mau (6), Hưng Yên (6), Bình Định (5), Lạng Sơn … [Read more...] about Việt Nam reports 888 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

Mobile police forces in Vietnam will be furnished with aircraft and ships, in addition to weapons and other equipment, according to a new law passed by the country’s legislature last week. The lawmaking National Assembly approved the Law on Mobile Police at its third session on June 16 with over 91 percent of the votes from 474 delegates present. The law, which has five chapters and 33 articles, will take effect from January 1, 2023 and replace the 2013 Ordinance on Mobile Police. As per the new legislation, mobile police will be equipped not only with weapons, explosives, supporting tools, and vehicles as well as professional technical equipment, but also aircraft and boats to carry out their functions, tasks, and powers. Accordingly, mobile force units will be allowed to use aircraft and boats designated for them to implement their law enforcement activities when necessary. The government will issue detailed instructions to implement this regulation, the law says. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s mobile police to be equipped with planes, boats: new law

Mumbai civic chief IS Chahal (L) receives Vice Chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang (R). (Photo: SGGP) The visit was attended by Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of HCMC Nguyen Van Dung, representatives of the city’s department and Consul General of Vietnam to Mumbai Hoang Tung. Speaking at the meeting, Mumbai civic chief IS Chahal said that the Covid-19 pandemic has basically been controlled in the city where coronavirus fatality accounted for 0.8 percent of the total number of confirmed cases thanks to the effectiveness of epidemic prevention and control measures, creating a strong socio-economic recovery. At the working session between leaders of HCMC and India's Mumbai Vice Chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang emphasized the traditional good relationships between Vietnam and India that were founded by two outstanding leaders of the two nations, President Ho Chi Minh and Prime Minister J. Nehru, beginning in the 1950s. … [Read more...] about HCMC, Mumbai enhance cooperation, open new direct flights

A secondary school student receives a COVID-19 vaccine in southern Vĩnh Long City. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Thúy Hằng. HÀ NỘI — A total of 740 new COVID-19 infections were detected in Việt Nam on Thursday, with zero deaths recorded. The latest update brings the total national caseload to 10,740,595 so far. All the new infections were domestic, while 634 of the transmissions were found in the community. New cases were detected in Hà Nội (154), Bắc Ninh (54), Nghệ An (51), Yên Bái (40), Đà Nẵng (40), Phú Thọ (39), HCM City (38), Quảng Ninh (33), Lào Cai (26), Vĩnh Phúc (22), Hải Dương (20), Hà Nam (18), Thái Nguyên (16), Thái Bình (15), Bắc Kạn (15), Hòa Bình (13), Điện Biên (13), Nam Định (13), Ninh Bình (12), Lai Châu (12), Sơn La (11), Hưng Yên (11), Tuyên Quang (11), Hà Giang (9), Quảng Bình (9), Cao Bằng (8), Quảng Ngãi (6), Hải Phòng (6), Thanh Hóa (5), Gia Lai (4), Lạng Sơn (4), Quảng Trị (3), Khánh Hòa (3), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (2), Hậu Giang (2), Lâm Đồng (1) and Bình Phước (1). … [Read more...] about 740 new COVID-19 infections, zero deaths logged on Thursday

An additional 740 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Thursday, raising the national tally to over 10.74 million, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 38 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (154), Bac Ninh (54), Nghe An (51), Yen Bai (40), and Danang (40). As of Thursday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.74 million. On June 23, an additional 5,087 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.62 million. On Thursday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were announced. Total fatalities stayed at 43,084, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections. By June 22, the country had injected more than 227 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including … [Read more...] about Additional 740 new Covid-19 infections confirmed on Thursday

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A total 740 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm June 22 to 4pm June 23, according to the Ministry of Health . Hanoi still reported the highest number of infections on the day with 154 cases, followed by Bac Ninh with 54 and Nghe An with 51. The national caseload reached 10,740,595. A total 5,087 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear on June 23, bringing the number of recoveries so far to 9,627,924. There are 32 patients in serious conditions needing breathing support. No death from COVID-19 was recorded in the past 24 hours. The total fatalities stood at 43,084. On June 22, 1,011,752 doses of vaccines were administered, raising the total number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines injected to 227,753,376./. VNA … [Read more...] about COVID-19: 740 cases added to national caseload on June 23

COVID Việt Nam has administered over 228 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in total. Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — The health ministry announced 653 new COVID-19 infections on Friday. The latest update brings the total national caseload to 10,742,234 so far. The capital city of Hà Nội led the daily increases, with 162 cases reported. The remaining transmissions were detected in Đà Nẵng (47), Yên Bái (42), Phú Thọ (39), Quảng Ninh (31), Nghệ An (31), Lào Cai (27), Hồ Chí Minh City (24), Quảng Trị (16), Tuyên Quang (15), Thái Bình (14), Thái Nguyên (14), Cao Bằng (13), Sơn La (13), Bắc Kạn (12), Vĩnh Phúc (12), Nam Định (12), Hà Tĩnh (11), Hà Nam (10), Hòa Bình (10), Lạng Sơn (9), Lai Châu (8 ), Hải Dương (8 ), Hưng Yên (8 ), Hà Giang (8 ), Ninh Bình (8 ), Lâm Đồng (7), Quảng Bình (7), Thanh Hóa (6), Quảng Ngãi (5), Bến Tre (5), Phú Yên (4), Điện Biên (4), Bình Định (3), Gia Lai (3), Khánh Hòa (2), Đồng Tháp (2) and Bắc Giang (1). An Giang Province registered an … [Read more...] about Việt Nam records 653 new COVID cases, no deaths on Friday

Medical staff transported a COVID-19 patient to a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 9 last year. (Photo: XINHUA/VNA) Jakarta - Indonesia is confident that it can overcome another wave of COVID-19 infections caused by BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron in the context that most of the people in this country already have high antibodies due to a past illness or have been vaccinated. The country is ready to handle COVID-19 as a type of endemic disease no matter what new variant emerges, Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said at a press conference. Referring to the next wave of the pandemic, expected in July, Budi said that he believed the pandemic (if it breaks out) will be milder than the previous wave of transmission due to Delta and Omicron variants. His confidence stems from the fact that the wave caused by variants BA.4 and BA.5 – first detected in South Africa – peaked at a lower level than the original Omicron wave. Results of a survey in March … [Read more...] about Indonesia will overcome new wave of COVID-19: official