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A man receives the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at Samut Sakhon hospital in Samut Sakhon province (Photo: Reuters) Bangkok (VNA) - Thailand reported 70 new COVID-9 cases, including 62 domestic infections on February 28, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). Of the domestic cases, 49 were recorded in the outbreak in Samut Sakhon. No new infections were confirmed in Bangkok. The same day, Thailand started its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out, with the first shot, using China's Sinovac vaccine, going to Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Thailand has so far recorded 25,951 COVID-19 cases, including 23,181 domestic infections and 2,770 imported cases. A total of 25,128 patients have recovered, while 740 others are still being treated at hospitals. The death toll stands at 83. Meanwhile, the Philippines found 2,113 more COVID infections on the same day, lifting its national count to 576,352. The number of deaths related to COVID-19 in the country has increased to 12,318, after an additional 29 patients died in the past 24 hours. The Southeast Asian country has tested more than 8 million out of about 110 million people since the COVD-19 outbreak in January last year. The country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is expected to start on March 1, using Sinovac vaccine produced by China./. VNA …

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Taking samples for COVID-19 tests (Photo: VNA) Hanoi, (VNA) – Six COVID-19 cases were detected over the past 12 hours to 6pm February 27, raising the national tally to 2,432, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. All the new cases were found in quarantine facilities in the northern province of Hai Duong. Among patients still under treatment, 32 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 50 twice and 100 thrice. As of February 27 afternoon, 10 provinces and cities had gone through 14 consecutive days without new locally-infected cases of COVID-19. More than 63,990 people are being quarantine across the country./. VNA …

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Five provinces have planned the number of self-nominated candidates for the 15th National Assembly, including Bac Giang, Thai Binh, Ha Nam, Yen Bai, and Tuyen Quang. According to the report on the results of the first consultation conference on candidate nominations for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly for the 2021-2026 tenure, five provinces have planned a number of self-nominated candidates. The report said that the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee proposed that the National Election Council and National Assembly Standing Committee maintain the number of deputies from the VFF and its member organizations as the same ad that of the 14th tenure to promote the representative role of the people in the National Assembly, in line with the trend of expanding membership of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. It also suggested to increase the number of deputies who are not members of the Communist Party of Vietnam to ensure the balance between the number of party members and non-Party members in the National Assembly. The number of female candidates nominated for the National Assembly should be at least 35% of the total number of candidates. The Presidium proposed paying attention to the structure of the National Assembly deputies representing businesses, intellectuals and scientists because these are important areas in the period of integration and development. The Presidium also suggested increasinh the number of ethnic minority nominees. The Presidium agreed on the structure, composition, and number of nominated candidates for National Assembly of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and its member organizations. By February 17, 63 provinces and cities nationwide held the first consultation meeting on candidate nomination for the 15th National Assembly. As many as 48 provinces and cities agreed with the National Assembly Standing Committee’s plan on the structure, composition and number of …

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