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.
All agencies, organisations, and residents in Da Nang will have to observe COVID-19 prevention and control measures from midnight on August 12 until further notice. (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) - The central city of DaNang, now Vietnam’s major COVID-19 hotspot, will continue with socialdistancing measures in line with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Directive No16/CT-TTg dated March 31.
Under a document issued by the Da Nang City People’sCommittee on August 11, all agencies, organisations, and residents will have toobserve COVID-19 prevention and control measures from midnight on August 12until further notice. Such measures were imposed upon Hoa Vang district at 1pm onAugust 11.
People are advised to stay home except for buying necessitieslike food and medicine, taking care of emergencies, or working at factories andproduction facilities deemed to provide essential goods and services.
The local Health Department will continue to instructthe city’s Centre for Disease Control to coordinate with relevant agencies andlocalities in tracing COVID-19 cases.
The document also highlighted testing, especiallygroup testing, quarantine, and treatment to minimise fatalities from thepandemic.
COVID-19 prevention and control will be stepped up atmarkets and supermarkets, the document read, noting that apart from socialdistancing measures, plans on reserving goods are needed in case the pandemiclasts for a long period.
Any violations of regulations must be strictlypunished.
Vietnam had confirmed 847 COVID-19 cases as of themorning of August 11, of which 389 are linked to the outbreak in Da Nang thatstarted around July 25.
Among the total, 318 cases were imported and quarantinedupon arrival.
As many as 399 patients, or 47.1 percent of cases,have recovered, but the country has also recorded 15 fatalities.
Of the active patients, nine have tested negative oncefor SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and 36 at least twice.
There are 165,983 people now under quarantine who had closecontact with confirmed cases or who came from pandemic-hit areas./.
Hanoi is striving to complete the implementation of RT-PCT testing, a real-time reserve transcription polymerase chain reaction, ahead of August 20 for 75,000 people who visited the central city of Da Nang – a COVID-19 hotspot – and returned to Hanoi from July 15, according to a leading official.
The Da Nang Orthopaedic and Physical Rehabilitation Hospital and its surrounding areas reopened early on August 11 after 14 days of lockdown to help contain the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
The capital city of Ha Noi continues conducting the real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for people returning from the central city of Da Nang.
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With a tight 13-month deadline, the move is under a strategic and urgent policy to bridge educational gaps, train the local workforce, and shore up territorial sovereignty in some of the country’s most remote areas.
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The activities include a Vietnamese language teaching training course for overseas Vietnamese teachers from August 13 to 28 in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, and Thai Nguyen.
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As of July 1, a two-tier local government model started in 34 provinces and cities, streamlining administration but creating a surplus of public properties. If not promptly addressed, these assets could become a financial burden.
Whether they grow up to become journalists, diplomats, or professionals in other fields, these children can one day become bridges of friendship and cooperation, telling new and inspiring stories of Vietnam – China relations, said Ambassador Pham Thanh Binh.
A 21-year-old Indian tourist was successfully resuscitated and treated by doctors at Hoan My Da Nang Hospital after a near-drowning incident left him in critical condition. After three days of intensive care, the man was discharged from the hospital and has since returned to India.
In an document issued on August 5, the PM emphasised the need to stablise living conditions for people hit by floods, landslides, and flash floods in late July and early August in northern and north-central provinces, especially Dien Bien, Son La, and Nghe An which suffered some of the worst damage.
Although millions of Vietnamese were affected by AO, only over 626,000 individuals, including war veterans and their children suffering from dioxin-related conditions, are currently receiving state benefits.
All agencies, organisations, and residents in Da Nang will have to observe COVID-19 prevention and control measures from midnight on August 12 until further notice. (Photo: VNA) 
