PSNews - S&P Global Ratings anticipated that over the next 12 – 24 months, Vietnam’s economy will continue to recover from the challenges caused by the pandemic, which will support the external position and contain fiscal deficit.
Vietnam continued to witness a dramatic fall in terms of the number of new daily COVID-19 infections, with over 3,345 confirmed on May 7, thereby bringing the national tally since the start of the pandemic up to 10.673 million.
Ho Chi Minh City has bounced back after enduring a long and difficult period of combating the COVID-19 pandemic filled with grief and loss thanks to the tenacious spirit of frontline healthcare workers.
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations for children should priotise high-risk areas, with the Health Ministry devising plans to distribute vaccines to localities based on the pandemic situation and the amount of vaccines needed to inoculate children aged 12 to 17.
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) held a meeting on October 27 in Hanoi under the chair of Minister General To Lam to review the task performance of the Public Security Forces in October 2021.
In early October, many tour operators in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) have launched tours to the city’s landmarks as well as to Can Gio and Cu Chi.
The Ministry of Health on October 15 received nearly 2 million doses of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine presented by Poland and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to help Vietnam battle against the pandemic.
A host of provinces and cities nationwide have devised plans aimed at bringing daily life back to a new normal as the pandemic shows signs of abating, with positive COVID-19 cases consistently seeing a gradual reduction.
The police force in Muong Lat district, Thanh Hoa, has taken various measures to ensure security and order while preventing and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic over the past time.
Various districts in Ho Chi Minh City, including Cu Chi and District 7, have basically controlled the pandemic.
The capital hopes to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control prior to September 15, with ambitions to complete the first-dose of COVID-19 vaccinations for citizens aged 18 and over before this date.
Local economists have underlined the need to reach consensus, share difficulties and seize upon opportunities among the State, businesses, and workers amid the national economy facing several challenges caused by the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has freshly signed a dispatch on giving shelter and providing social welfare to the homeless in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Traffic Police and the Command of Mobile Police sent more forces to Ho Chi Minh City to support pandemic prevention and fighting efforts in the city.
The municipal administration of Da Nang city decided on August 21 to extend the central city’s lockdown period for an additional three days, banning people from going out in order to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Vietnamese firms have demonstrated their great resilience amid economic fallout, maintaining production and import-export activities during the past seven months of the year.
Experts believe that Ho Chi Minh City’s goal of containing the latest COVID-19 outbreak by September 15 is feasible, only if social distancing measures are strictly implemented alongside virus localisation, extensive testing, and vaccinations.
A total of 4,802 new active COVID-19 cases, including 10 imported infections were recorded across 21 Vietnamese localities over the past 12 hours to August 11 morning, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Vietnamese government has set a goal of keeping the fresh coronavirus outbreak nationwide in check in September, according to a resolution recently signed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Major General Le Quoc Hung, Deputy Minister of Public Security, on August 3 visited and worked with the Soc Trang Provincial Police Department on prevention and control of COVID-19.