Prevention

Workers returning from southern provinces receive free food and drink while passing through Nghe An province on October 9. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Authorities at all levels, from central to local, have stepped in to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government has promptly issued directives and policies, directing the Ministry of Health, localities and functional agencies to carry out prevention measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister inspected localities to grasp both the situation and results of epidemic prevention, giving timely and practical directions to combat the epidemic. Local authorities, especially the key cities such as Hà Nội and Hồ Chí Minh City, declared specific policies suitable to their localities. Local authorities worked closely with the people to organise zoning to isolate the pandemic. The measures to prevent COVID-19 have been implemented synchronously. They include; regularly reviewing and organising tracing, zoning out …

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Airports achieving this accreditation are one step closer to opening their doors to foreign travelers through the “Vaccine passport” pilot launched in Phu Quoc. Phu Quoc International Airport has received the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) certificate from the Airports Council International (ACI). This certification validates Phu Quoc International Airport's dedication to maintaining excellent health and hygiene standards in accordance with international norms. Representatives of Phu Quoc authorities receive an AHA certificate for Phu Quoc International Airport. Photo: ACV Phu Quoc International Airport, according to ACI, must undergo an extensive review procedure for measures to ensure health and safety at the airport in order to receive AHA certification. Cleaning and disinfection procedures, distancing measures, staff health protection program, mining site layout, passenger communication measures, and passenger equipment must all meet the highest …

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The Ministry of Information and Communications will promote cyber security awareness among the people through a campaign. Visafe, an internet security application that will help to prevent users from online scammers was officially launched at Vietnam Security Summit 2021 Virtual Expo on October 27. The application is researched and deployed by the National Cyber ​​Security Monitoring Center (NCSC) under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC). An overview of the Summit. HNT Photo Speaking at the Vietnam Security Summit 2021 themed "Cyber security in the digital age: Challenges and Solutions", Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said: “We need to create digital trust and ensure safe cyberspace for everyone. Cyber security is now everyone's concern, and the ministry will carry out a cyber security awareness campaign in the near future.” Dung stated that the launch of Visafe today [on October 27] will kick start …

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A petrol station adjusts gasoline prices on October 26. (Photo: SGGP) Reducing taxes and fees to lower petrol prices Assoc. Prof.-Dr. Ngo Tri Long, former Deputy Director of the Institute for Price and Market Research under the Ministry of Finance, said that the sharp increase in gasoline prices would have great impacts on the costs of direct production and consumption industries, such as transportation, offshore fishing, and agriculture. At the same time, it would affect the price level, leading to the risk of inflation. In the current context, there are two ways to lower or stabilize gasoline prices. Amid the context that the Fuel Price Stabilization Fund is relatively exhausted because it has continuously spent for many months, reducing tax is the sole feasible solution. According to Assoc. Prof.-Dr. Dinh Trong Thinh of the Academy of Finance, in the current structure of petrol price, taxes and fees account for more than 40 percent. Petrol has to carry four types of taxes, …

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Representatives of the newspaper and the company have given donations to Thu Duc City Hospital, Gia Dinh People's Hospital, Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital, the Field Hospital No. 14 located in Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital. Deputy Director of Gia Dinh People's Hospital Dr. Nguyen Hoang Hai thanked Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper and Phuc Khang Company for precious gifts which are big encouragement for the medical workers of the hospital. He added that currently, the Covid-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City is gradually being controlled with a decrease in infection cases yet many patients with Covid-19 are still being treated at medical facilities. These donations of Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper and benefactors will be a real motivation for the frontline medical force while they are caring for and treating Covid-19 patients. The above-mentioned donation of 4,000 medical protective suits and 2,400 medical masks is part of the program to give medical protective equipment to prevent …

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A customer receives medicines that he ordered online. (Photo: SGGP) Maze of Covid-19 treatment drugs As his relative is infected with Covid-19 and under home treatment, Do Hung Dung, a resident in Phu Nhuan District of HCMC, sought information about drugs for treating Covid-19 on the Internet. Contacting a seller, he was introduced to three types of drugs for Covid-19 treatment and prevention originating from Russia. All of them were Arbidol drugs but in different colors, including the blue box for people who want to prevent Covid-19 and children priced at VND380,000 per box of 10 tablets, the red box for F0, F1, and F2 cases priced at VND480,000 per box of 10 tablets, and the green box for patients with severe Covid-19 priced at VND4.2 million per box of 40 tablets. “The seller pledges that his products are authentic hand-carried goods from Russia, with efficacy in preventing and treating Covid-19 licensed by the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation. However, I am …

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Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long  speaks at the conference. The statement was made by Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long at a virtual conference on reviewing the implementation of the Government’s resolution No. 128/NQ-CP on the Interim Regulation on safe and flexible adaptation and effective control over the Covid-19 pandemic which was held on October 24 with the participation of the People’s Committees of provinces and cities. The ministry is concerning about another resurgence of Covid-19 in coming days and asked localities to raise their Covid alert to a higher level. Minister Nguyen Thanh Long suggested localities to strictly monitor returners from HCMC, Long An, Binh Duong and Dong Nai. The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu recorded the highest one-day tally of 155 Covid-19 cases, including 107 cases related to Tan Khoi Seafood Company. As of now, 240 cases were dectected connected to this cluster. Soc Trang Province reported 87 new cases of the novel …

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Students in HCMC learn on the internet At present, elementary, middle, and high schools in Ho Chi Minh City are preparing for the examination and assessment of students in the first half of the school year 2021-2022. Many forms of testing and assessment have been organized, aiming to reduce pressure and promote students’ self-discipline. Ninth-grader Nguyen Ngoc Thao of Nguyen Gia Thieu Secondary School in Tan Binh District said that teachers of each subject have had a different form of testing and scoring. In particular, teachers of physical education and arts required students to perform activities or make products themselves at home, then record videos and take photos of products to send to teachers. However, students must take multi-choice tests for History, Geography, and English subjects during days of weeks to help students have a lot of time for preparation; therefore they do not feel pressured when taking mid-term exams and evaluations. Meanwhile, Literature, …

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First Lieutenant Doan Trung Kien, head of the center, said that at 08:50 on October 25, while taking refuge near Len Dao Island, in Truong Sa island district, the captain of trawler PY 90312 TS found that the generator motor base was broken. Although all fishermen on the trawler tried to fix it, they  did not succeed. Therefore, captain Tran Van Tuyen had to contact the center for help. At 12:30 the same day, trawler PY 90312 TS docked at Sinh Ton island safely. The center’s cadres and technicians observed COVID-19 prevention and control regulations, and promptly took the base to the center for repair. The fault was fixed at 09:30 on the following day and at 15:00 the same day, the trawler departed the island to continue its off-shore fishing. Reportedly, from October 24-26, the center received nine trawlers with more than 200 fishermen from Quang Ngai to Phu Yen provinces, who took shelter on Sinh Ton Island to avoid tropical depression. The center provided Phu Yen trawlers with …

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On behalf of the fund, Le Tien Chau, member of the Party Central Committee cum Deputy President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, received the support. With the implementation of the National Targeted Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction, promoting the beautiful tradition of "the good leaves cover up the torn ones", the VFF Central Committee has launched the "For the Poor" program, aiming to mobilize the contributions of organizations, enterprises, and individuals to support needy people. Addressing the event, General Do Can affirmed that as a VFF active member, the Vietnam People’s Army has always effectively implemented movements launched by the VFF. Over the past time, the whole military has closely worked with relevant organizations to well carry out dissemination work to mobilize people to observe the Party's guidelines and State's laws, contribute to socio-economic development, and poverty reduction. The GDP’s Deputy Chief …

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