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Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi authorities and health officials, on August 11, received 50,000 COVID-19 sample collection kits worth 5 billon VND (214,676 USD) as a gift from the Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk). Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)'s Hanoi chapter Nguyen Lan Huong lauded the support, saying these kits will help the capital speed up the collection of samples of all locals returning from Da Nang city, the latest pandemic hotspot. She said Hanoi is making all-out efforts to contain the disease and highlighted the importance of assistance from businesses, particularly Vinamilk, to such efforts. Nguyen Thi Minh Tam from Vinamilk said engagement in the fight against COVID-19 is the responsibility and task of all society. Vinamilk hopes the kits will help ease pressure at hotspots of the pandemic and detect infected cases quicker for better treatment, she noted. Earlier, on August 6, a meeting of the municipal steering … [Read more...] about Hanoi receives 50,000 COVID-19 sample collection kits from Vinamilk

This file image shows Singapore Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre Vietnam’s public opinion and experts/government often consider Singapore a model for Vietnamese development. What is the lesson Vietnam can learn from Singapore? Regarding the cooperation between the two nations, what is the most important advantage/lesson that Singapore can learn from Vietnam?  … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Singapore can learn from each other: ambassador

Da Nang (VNA) - The central city of Da Nang, now Vietnam’s major COVID-19 hotspot, will continue with social distancing measures in line with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Directive No 16/CT-TTg dated March 31. Under a document issued by the Da Nang City People’s Committee on August 11, all agencies, organisations, and residents will have to observe COVID-19 prevention and control measures from midnight on August 12 until further notice. Such measures were imposed upon Hoa Vang district at 1pm on August 11. People are advised to stay home except for buying necessities like food and medicine, taking care of emergencies, or working at factories and production facilities deemed to provide essential goods and services. The local Health Department will continue to instruct the city’s Centre for Disease Control to coordinate with relevant agencies and localities in tracing COVID-19 cases. The document also highlighted testing, especially group testing, … [Read more...] about Da Nang continues social distancing measures

The ministry has also instructed carriers to reduce the frequency of flights to Chu Lai Airport in Da Nang's neighbor Quang Nam Province, another Covid-19 hotspot with 77 cases of infection, the second highest after Da Nang (273) since July 25 when local spread resurfaced after a three-month hiatus. … [Read more...] about Public transport to Da Nang suspended further

The provincial Department of Health has been asked to direct the provincial Center for Disease Control and Duy Xuyen district’s Medical Center to monitor epidemic prevention work at Binh An Hospital. In addition, a range of preventive measures should be taken to avoid cross infection at medical facilities. … [Read more...] about Quang Nam strives to speed up COVID-19 testing