Artist Tran Thi Ngoc Hieu instructs her daughter on the shell painting technique at her shop in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hoang An / Tuoi Tre Tran Thi Ngoc Hieu exhibits her skills on a shell product in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hoang An / Tuoi Tre A shell painting made by Tran Thi Ngoc Hieu is seen in this photo taken at her showroom in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hoang An / Tuoi Tre Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! … [Read more...] about Vietnamese woman breathes life into inanimate shells
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Northern village locked down after woman tests positive for Covid-19
On January 17, a local woman left Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi for Japan to work. When transiting in Singapore, she had to undergo a Covid-19 test which then showed that she was infected with the virus. According to Vu Duy Dang, chairman of Hung Dao Commune, local authorities identified 17 people who had come into close contact with the woman. The people have been sent to the district’s health centre for quarantine and are waiting for their Covid-19 test results. The whole village has been sterilised. … [Read more...] about Northern village locked down after woman tests positive for Covid-19
Woman tests positive for UK coronavirus variant on arrival in Japan: official
Phạm Duy Tuyến, Director of Hải Dương Province Centre for Disease Control (CDC), said the woman’s positive test result was available on January 17 at Japan's airport where COVID-19 screening tests are done for all arrivals, but only yesterday did local authorities were informed of the situation. … [Read more...] about Woman tests positive for UK coronavirus variant on arrival in Japan: official
Hai Duong imposes social distancing, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions
Pham Duy Tuyen, director of the Hai Duong Center for Disease Control (CDC), said Thursday the province is performing contact tracing related to two local coronavirus cases: a 34-year-old woman working for Vietnam Poyun Electronics and a 32-year-old woman who tested positive upon landing in Japan. The woman in Japan has been revealed to be infected with a coronavirus variant originated from the U.K., which is believed to be 70 percent more contagious than ordinary strains. … [Read more...] about Hai Duong imposes social distancing, tests 3,000 for Covid-19 following community transmissions
Vietnamese factory worker found carrying UK coronavirus variant following arrival in Japan
The 31-year-old woman left the northern Vietnamese province of Hai Duong for Osaka, Japan on January 17 and tested positive for the mutant coronavirus strain on January 26, the Ministry of Health quoted Japanese authorities as saying during a meeting on Wednesday evening. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese factory worker found carrying UK coronavirus variant following arrival in Japan