The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued Document No 5050 / BVHTTDL-VHCS, requesting that People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities strictly implement COVID-19 preventive measures in culture, sport, and tourism activities.
Vietnam was a bright spot in 2020 for its success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting people’s health and maintaining stable economic development in the context of the world struggling to cope with the crisis.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health has lifted its restrictions on restaurants and shops which were ordered to close due to the “November 28 community incident”, Minister of Health Mam Bunheng has said.
Thai authorities announced on December 20 that the country will begin to test tens of thousands of people for coronavirus and extend curbs on movement, after a record daily surge in coronavirus cases to over 500.
Removing bottlenecks for local production and business activities must receive top priority so as to promote the economic development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the monthly government meeting on December 2.
German newspaper Neues Deutschland (New Germany) published an article on November 28 by Julia Behrens highlighting Vietnam's rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the fact that the Vietnamese government has put the health of the people ahead economic benefits.
Vietnam recorded one imported case of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 6pm on November 21, raising the national count to 1,307, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
One imported case of COVID-19 was recorded on November 21, raising the national count to 1,306, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
With no new COVID-19 cases recorded on October 16 morning, Vietnam has now entered 44th day without a single community infection, according to report from the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
No new cases of COVID-19 were reported over the past 12 hours, leaving the total at 1,105 as of 6am on October 10, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Malaysia’s National Security Council convened a special meeting on October 3 after the number of COVID-19 infections in the country hit its highest level, reported by the national news agency Bernama.
Vietnam had no new COVID-19 cases to report on October 2 afternoon, marking 30 consecutive days without new infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has shared his pride over the growing bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US despite the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that two-way trade saw an annual hike of 17 percent in the first eight months of this year.
Vietnam recorded two more COVID-19 cases on September 2 afternoon, including one community infection in northern Hai Duong province and one imported case in south central Khanh Hoa province.
German media has highlighted the measures taken by the Vietnamese Government and its determination to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the context of complicated developments from a new outbreak in the country.
New infections occurred after Da Nang recorded case number 146 as the typical case of community infection due to external sources. Currently, Da Nang has implemented a series of strict disease control measures.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged medical centres in other provinces and cities to share the burden with Da Nang as the central coastal city is now a hotspot of COVID-19.
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