The Hanoi authorities have recently decided to use unoccupied apartments under resettlement projects as COVID-19 treatment hospitals and quarantine facilities. The move aims to prevent the spread of the novel virus, ensuring safety for the local residents.
The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections is witnessing the rapid spread of the Delta variant, at a speed twice or thrice as fast as that in the previous outbreaks, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said.
The Lao Government has decided to implement further stringent control measures in a bid to prevent illegal entry and bolster preventive efforts at quarantine sites, especially locations designated to receive Lao workers from abroad.
An additional 609 COVID-19 cases recorded from 6am to 12pm on July 9, including six imported ones, brought the national tally to 25,419, according to the Ministry of Health.
Ho Chi Minh City has geared up plans to ensure that people’s life will not be affected once citywide social distancing is imposed, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong told a videoconference on July 7.
Vietnam recorded 400 new COVID-19 cases from 6am to 12pm on July 7, of which 277 were found in quarantine sites or sealed off areas, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued guidance on pilot home isolation for F1s, who have close contact with COVID-19 patients, in Ho Chi Minh City so as to prevent overcrowding and cross-infection at concentrated quarantine sites.
Vietnam logged 76 new local infections of COVID-19 in the past six hours to 12pm on June 27, bringing the national count to 15,401 according to the Ministry of Health.
Additional 42 COVID-19 infections, including five imported ones, were confirmed in the last 12 hours to 6am on June 24, raising the national tally to 13,989, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Vietnam reported 176 new COVID-19 cases from 6am to 12pm on June 16, comprising 174 domestic and two imported ones, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City said 105 organisations, businesses, and individuals have to date pledged to contribute 2,293 billion VND to support the city’s purchase of COVID-19 vaccines.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has called for support from domestic and foreign organisations and individuals to help Vietnamese children overcome the challenges from COVID-19.
The number of domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has risen to 3,790 cases, with 56 patients confirmed in the past 12 hours to 6am on May 24, according to the Ministry of Health.
The domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has risen to 3,658, with 22 patients confirmed on May 23 noon, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam recorded 111 new COVID-19 infections, including two imported cases and 109 in quarantine sites or sealed-off areas, in the last six hours to 6pm on May 19, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Vietnam documented 19 COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours as of 6:00 am on May 18, all of which were recorded in quarantine sites, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam recorded 117 new COVID-19 infections, including one imported case and 116 in quarantine sites or sealed-off areas, in the last six hours to 6pm on May 17, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Vietnam recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 community transmission, all in quarantine sites or sealed-off areas, in the 12 hours as of 6am on May 17, raising the national count to 4,212, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.