Outbreak

/ October 16, 2021

HCM City sends health workers to aid other localities in COVID-19 combat

Leaders of the Thong Nhat Hospital and members of its team pose for a photo before leaving for Ninh Thuan province (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Medical workers from the Cho Ray and Thong Nhat hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have left for Ca Mau and Ninh Thuan provinces to help with the COVID-19 fight there. The team from the Thong Nhat Hospital on October 16 departed for central Ninh Thuan province, where the pandemic has got worse over the past few days. They also brought along equipment and medicine necessary for treating patients in critical conditions. Director of the Thong Nhat Hospital Le Dinh Thanh said the team will stay in Ninh Thuan until the coronavirus outbreak in the central province is basically brought under control. Meanwhile, the team from the Cho Ray Hospital went to the southernmost province of Ca Mau on October 15. Apart from treating COVID-19 patients, they will also provide advice and training for local health workers. HCM City sent …

/ October 16, 2021

Over 3,000 new Covid-19 patients confirmed in 48 localities

An additional 3,221 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in 48 out of 63 localities in Vietnam on Saturday, according to a report from the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, 3,211 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 48 localities including HCM City (790), Dong Nai (397), Binh Duong (385), Soc Trang (142), An Giang (130), Tien Giang (121), Binh Thuan (116), Tay Ninh (101), Dong Thap (97), Kien Giang (93), and Ca Mau (93). There were 10 imported patients confirmed today. The new infections showed a decrease of 578 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 1,475 infections found in the community. As of Saturday evening, 856,197 infections have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April. Some localities that have recorded the highest number of patients include HCM City (416,665), Binh Duong (224,877), Dong Nai (58,105), Long An (33,684), and Tien Giang (14,965). The outbreak has so far spread to 62 …

/ October 17, 2021

To restore tourism, localities need to ‘shake off fears’, develop safety plans

Localities need to reopen soon to receive travelers from other provinces but they need to develop consistent regulations. Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Ha Van Sieu said that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused serious consequences to Vietnam’s tourism, bringing it back to the level of 30 years ago. Tourism is the most vulnerable service sector and has had to wait for the recovery of other sectors. In Lao Cai province, according to the provincial Director of the Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism, the locality never announced the closure of tourism activities, but it still has not received travelers from other provinces and other countries. The 1,300 accommodations, 34 travel firms and 30,000 workers in the industry have been seriously affected. In 2019, the province received 5.5 million foreign travelers and had revenue of VND20 trillion. It expects to receive only 1.2 million travelers this year with turnover of …