Vietnam’s biggest city to keep virus curbs, flight resumption sought
Vietnam’s coronavirus outbreak epicentre Ho Chi Minh City will extend its restrictions, state media reported on Monday, as the capital Hanoi and several provinces sought an easing of curbs and the aviation authority proposed domestic flights resume.
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City has highest COVID death rate in region
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s southern commercial hub, has a death rate from COVID-19 of 4.95%, well above the national average and that of its peers in Southeast Asia.
‘Hunger was something we read about’: lockdown leaves Vietnam’s poor without food
Vietnam was a Covid success story but the latest lockdown, with people unable to leave the house even for food, is leaving tens of thousands hungry.
HCMC mulls ‘vaccine green pass’ for reopening
HCMC is looking into a “vaccine green pass” scheme that would allow the reopening of businesses and services after Sept. 15, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
Vietnam man jailed for five years for spreading coronavirus
The man was sentenced for ‘spreading dangerous infectious disease’ after breaching quarantine rules and passing Covid to at least eight people.
In Vietnam’s COVID epicentre, ‘everyone is struggling to survive’
Overwhelmed hospitals and food shortages in Ho Chi Minh City as authorities extend total lockdown.
Vietnam’s capital ramps up testing after extending COVID-19 curbs
Vietnam’s capital on Monday extended COVID-19 restrictions for a further two weeks, as authorities launched a plan to test up to 1.5 million people for the coronavirus in higher-risk areas of the capital to contain a climb in infections.
Vietnam prepares to live safely with Covid
Vietnam is preparing to safely adapt to life amid the pandemic once its vaccination goal is achieved, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said Sunday.
Why is Europe donating so many vaccines to Vietnam ?
Western nations have an interest in fueling Vietnam’s pandemic recovery, as the EU’s largest trade partner in Southeast Asia. The EU is also eager to get a geopolitical foothold in the Indo-Pacific region.
‘Living with COVID-19’ – Vietnam’s biggest city proposes economic restart
Vietnam’s coronavirus epicentre Ho Chi Minh City is proposing to emerge from a strict lockdown and resume economic activities from Sept. 15, shifting from its “Zero-COVID-19” strategy to living with the virus, according to a draft proposal.
Hanoi may extend social distancing beyond September 6
Hanoi may extend its current social distancing order beyond its intended Sept. 6 deadline amid persistent coronavirus threats, the municipal CDC said Wednesday.
Vietnam lost public buy-in. Its COVID-19 struggles followed.
Collaborative governance and facilitative leadership will help Vietnam win its battle against COVID-19.
Vietnam stops selling domestic flight tickets
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on Monday requested airlines to stop selling tickets for domestic flights until further notice.
Vietnam’s status as manufacturing powerhouse is shaken by Covid surge
The Delta variant is causing havoc in Ho Chi Minh City, disrupting business and supply chains of global brands.
Da Nang deploys drones to monitor lockdown
Da Nang’s Hai Chau District on Sunday began using drones to monitor residents during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Vietnam struggles to keep open manufacturing hub Binh Duong as Covid-19 cases surge
Binh Duong province is the country’s second-largest recipient of accumulated foreign direct investment after nearby Ho Chi Minh City. The government expects 50,000 new cases there in the next fortnight. The government allowed factories in industrial zones to stay open…
Supply chains suffer as virus surges through Vietnam
With Ho Chi Minh City as its commercial hub, Vietnam vies with China for the status of the world’s factory. But rapidly rising delta infections have hit manufacturing, amid strict lockdowns.
Vietnam says Cuba to supply COVID-19 vaccine, transfer technology
Cuba will supply large quantities of its home-grown COVID-19 vaccine, Abdala, to Vietnam and also transfer the production technology to the Southeast Asian country by the end of the year, the Vietnamese health ministry said on Tuesday.
Vietnam deploys troops to enforce lockdown in largest city
Vietnam deployed soldiers to the streets of Ho Chi Minh City on Monday to help enforce a strict lockdown in the country’s biggest urban area and the current epicentre of its worst coronavirus outbreak to date.
Vietnam’s daily Covid infection reaches new peak
Vietnam recorded 13,417 new local Covid-19 cases Saturday, the highest single-day tally ever since the pandemic hit the country as its biggest cities tightened restrictions to contain the outbreak.
Vietnam calls on army for food delivery ahead of lockdown
Vietnam’s government said it is sending troops to Ho Chi Minh City to help deliver food and aid to households as it further tightens restrictions on people’s movements amid a worsening surge of the coronavirus.
Vietnam to vaccinate people regardless of nationality, residential status
Vietnam confirmed that vaccinating foreigners in the country would help it progress toward herd immunity.
Vietnam’s biggest city issues stay-home order as COVID-19 deaths soar
Vietnam’s business hub Ho Chi Minh City on Friday announced that its residents will be prohibited from leaving their homes, as the country’s biggest city turns to drastic measures to slow a spiralling rate of coronavirus deaths.
Air pollution cuts Hanoian lifespan by 2.5 years
Life expectancy among Hanoians is reduced by 2.49 years on average due to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), a recent study indicates.
Anti-Chinese rhetoric chills Vietnam’s vaccines enthusiasm
Vietnam’s enthusiasm for vaccines cooled in recent days when Ho Chi Minh City authorities began administering Chinese company Sinopharm’s doses, rejected by some of the population.
11 HCMC districts observe dramatic surge in Covid community transmissions
The number of Covid-19 cases detected within the community has surged in 11 HCMC districts, the municipal People’s Committee stated.