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With jobs lost to Covid-19, Vietnamese struggle to make ends meet
Hundreds of thousands of people who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic are struggling to pay their bills. Though Vietnam has been among the earliest countries in the world to contain the virus and revive its economy, people are struggling to find jobs ...
Remote health examination, treatment still has long way to go
Experts discussed payments for remote health examination and treatment with health insurance during a recent conference held by the Ministry of Health in Hanoi.Experts said remote health examination and treatment was an effective measure to raise work effectiveness in grassroots levels while reducing the burden ...
Vietnam moving toward new phase with no active COVID-19 cases
Vietnam will soon enter a phase with no active novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases as over 90 percent of its patients have recovered. No death from the disease has been recorded in the country, while no cases of community transmission have been documented in the past ...
Việt Nam Government presents reports on joining ILO convention against forced labour to parliament
Joining the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (Convention 105) is significant to Việt Nam in political, economic, social and legal spheres, Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh said on Wednesday. With 10 chapters, it prescribes fundamental international regulations on the abolition of ...
Vietnam prepares second phase testing of Covid-19 vaccine
A potential Covid-19 vaccine produced in Vietnam will be tested on 30 mice in order to determine its most effective dose. The second phase of testing will be carried out early June, said Dr. Do Tuan Dat, head of the Hanoi-based VABIOTECH company, which produces ...
Vingroup completes two VSmart ventilator models for hostpital use
Designed to reach international standards, VSmart VFS-410 and VFS-510 will not only be able to serve during the treatment of COVID-19, but can also be used at the Intensive Care Units (ICU) of every hospital and health facility.A little more than three weeks after announcing ...
Nguyen Huong
Hanoi bans non-essential services from early morning opening
Non-essential services like clothes and cosmetics shops have been barred from opening earlier than 9am in Hanoi to reduce morning traffic density, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said on April 29.Malls and supermarkets located in the inner city and new urban areas, ...
Vietnam successfully produces COVID-19 test kit with 90% accuracy
Amid the ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Vietnam is now capable of producing a sufficient quantity of ventilators and test kits that have a 90% rate of accuracy, according to the Ministry of Health. Simultaneously, the ‘Made-in-Vietnam’ test kits have been recognised by ...
HN eases social distancing rule in most of districts
Ha Noi authorities have eased social distancing rule from 0:00 am on April 23, except for Me Linh and Thuong Tin Districts where COVID-19 infection cases have been detected recently and still remain highly risky areas.Ha Noi has the largest number of positive cases with ...
Kim Anh
Vietnam to ease social distancing campaign gradually
The Prime Minister said Monday Vietnam will ease social distancing step by step and implement adequate controls to avoid underestimating the Covid-19 epidemic. People should remain vigilant because the disease can break out again, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a government meeting on the Covid-19 ...
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