Vietnam logs no new COVID-19 infections on March 1 morning Vietnam documented zero COVID-19 infections in the past 12 hours as of 6:00 am on March 1, leaving the national tally unchanged at 2,448 patients, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Earlier, Vietnam reported 16 COVID-19 cases at 6pm on February 28, including 12 locally infected cases in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, and four imported cases in the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Dong Thap. Of the total infections, there were 1,542 domestically-transmitted cases, including 849 recorded since the latest outbreak hit the northern province of Hai Duong on January 27. Ten cities and provinces nationwide have gone through 16 consecutive days without any locally-infected cases of COVID-19, including Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City. Meanwhile, Hanoi has recorded 14 straight days of no coronavirus cases. A total 60,693 people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, including 560 at hospitals, 12,298 at other quarantine sites, and 47,835 at home. Among patients under treatment, 62 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 53 twice, and 95 thrice. Report from the Treatment Sub-committee showed that Vietnam has seen 1,876 recoveries so far. In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration)./. Hai Duong dissolves COVID-19 treatment hospital No.1 Chairman of the Hai Duong provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duong Thai, who is also head of the provincial Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, on February 27 decided to …
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Revamped bicycles change lives of disadvantaged students
70-year-old Lê Trọng Kính, from the northern province of Ninh Binh, collects old and used bicycles, repairing before giving them to poor students. VNA/VNS Photo Thuỳ Dung NINH BÌNH - A man from the northern province of Ninh Bình has spent the last 10 years collecting old bicycles, repairing them and giving them to those less fortunate. The bicycles that Lê Trọng Kính provides aren't worth much money but greatly ease the hardship for students to pursue their studies and motivate disadvantaged people to overcome difficulties. The 70-year-old has presented more than 150 bicycles to needy people so far. The idea came to him after his daughter’s charity trip to several northern mountainous provinces. During the trip, she saw a large number of students who lacked clothes and textbooks. Their families couldn’t afford their vehicles so they had to walk long distances to get to school. Kính said he sent several bikes that he had just assembled to needy kids in the region. The story inspired him to repair as many bicycles as he could to give to disadvantaged students and families in his area. Kính said that after leaving the army, he worked as a teacher at the Vietnam-Russia Vocational College of Electro-mechanics and Construction in Ninh Bình Province’s Tam Điệp City. As he had a passion for antique bicycles, he often bought them to revamp and collect, he recalled. After he retired, seeing many families had discarded old bicycles, he decided to buy and repair them for his family. “Nowadays, many people use motorbikes and electric bikes so old bicycles are hardly used and to be sold," Kính said. He said it cost him between VNĐ100,000-300,000 (US$4.3-$13) to buy an old bike but it would take a long time to fix them because it’s not easy to find spare parts. He could go to repair shops to purchase a few spare parts but for rare ones, he had to wait. To save money, he often collects spare parts from scrap dealers. “Sometimes, I have to buy two or …
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Hai Duong to stop social distancing from March 3
Hai Duong to stop social distancing from March 3 The Saigon Times A driver has his body temperature checked. Hai Duong Province will end the 15-day social distancing period from March 3 – PHOTO: TNO HCMC – Hai Duong Province will end the 15-day social distancing period from March 3, Pham Xuan Thang, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, told a meeting today, March 1. Up to now, Hai Duong Province has put Covid-19 under control, contributing to keeping the province and the country safe, Thang said. Thang also praised local agencies, competent forces and residents for their efforts in the fight against Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, over the past 33 days. It is not necessary to extend the social distancing period, he said, adding that the province will shift to a new period of taking drastic measures to prevent the disease while facilitating economic development, the local media reported. To effectively ward off the disease, Kinh Mon Town, Kim Thanh and Cam Giang districts and Hai Duong City were told to follow Covid-19 infection prevention and control guidelines in line with the prime minister’s Directive 15. The remaining eight districts - Binh Giang, Gia Loc, Nam Sach, Ninh Giang, Thanh Ha, Thanh Mien, Tu Ky and Chi Linh City - will continue anti-Covid-19 measures in line with the prime minister’s Directive 19. These districts and the city were allowed to adjust social and business activities to make them suitable to their situation and minimize the impact on the economy, goods transportation and production. …
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